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41: 34: 277: 621: 587: 393:. A peak 1,345 metres (4,413 ft) high located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) east of Mount Pechell in the west-central part of Hedgpeth Heights. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Richard R. Tenaza, USARP biologist at Hallett Station, 1967-68. 431:. A peak 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) high rising immediately west of Mount Troubridge. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Ronald D. Allowitz, United States ArmyRP biologist at Hallett Station, 1962-63. 469:. A mountain over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) high, surmounting the east end of Hedgpeth Heights. Discovered and rudely charted in January 1841 by Captain James Ross, RN, who named it for Rear Admiral Sir 177:) are mainly snow-covered heights, 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) long and with peaks rising to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft), located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of the 625: 591: 91: 140: 347:. A peak 1,360 metres (4,460 ft) high surmounting the west end of Hedgpeth Heights. Discovered and rudely mapped in January 1841 by Captain 214: 33: 595: 304:
to the east.. Features include Mount Pechell and Tanaza Peak in the north and Allowitz Peak and Mount Troubridge in the south.
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to the east connects the two glaciers and separates the Hedgpeth Heights from the
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air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the United States
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Hedgpeth Heights is located in Antarctica
Victoria Land
Range coordinates
71°7′S 167°30′E / 71.117°S 167.500°E / -71.117; 167.500 (Hedgpeth Heights)
71°7′S 167°30′E / 71.117°S 167.500°E / -71.117; 167.500 (Hedgpeth Heights)
Quam Heights
Anare Mountains
Victoria Land
United States Geological Survey
United States Navy
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Joel Hedgpeth
United States Antarctic Research Program
McMurdo Station
Palmer Station
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

Anare Mountains
Barnett Glacier
Dennistoun Glacier
Douglas Gap
Quam Heights
71°05′S 167°16′E / 71.083°S 167.267°E / -71.083; 167.267
James Clark Ross
Samuel John Brooke Pechell
71°05′S 167°24′E / 71.083°S 167.400°E / -71.083; 167.400

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