Elevation 3,335 m First ascender Edmund Hillary | Mountain range Admiralty Mountains Parent range Admiralty Mountains | |
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Location Victoria Land, Antarctica First ascent 1967 by Sir Edmund Hillary and party People also search for Mount Adam, Sorensen Peak |
Mount Herschel is a conspicuous peak standing 2.6 km (1.6 mi) northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier from the south, in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Map of Mount Herschel, Antarctica
The peak was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, who named this feature for Sir John F.W. Herschel, noted English astronomer.
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