Mount Hawkes
| Mount Hawkes | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Neptune Range | ||
| Summit: | 6,480 feet 83°54’58"S, 56°4’59"W | ||
Mount Hawkes is part of the Washington Escarpment in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains of Queen Elizabeth Land in the British Antarctic Territory. The mountain stands at the southern end of the Washington Escarpment. At 6,480 feet, it is the highest peak of the Washington Escarpment and of the whole Neptune Range.
The mountain was photographed from the air by the United States Navy, 13 January 1956, on a non-stop flight from McMurdo Sound, Ross Dependency, to the Weddell Sea and back; in association with the names of other crew members grouped in this area, named after Cdr (later Capt.) William M. Hawkes, the United States Navy, co-pilot of the P2V-2N Neptune aircraft on this flight; pilot-in-command of one of the two aircraft making the first flight from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound, 17 December 1955; co-pilot of the ski-equipped R4D Skytrain aircraft Que Sera Sera on the first air landing at the South Pole, 31 October 1956. The mountain was surveyed from the ground by the United States Geological Survey and rephotographed from the air by the United States Navy, 1963-64.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Hawkes