Mount Brooker
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| Mount Brooker | |||
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Allardyce Range | ||
| South Georgia | |||
| Summit: | 6,168 feet 54°30’43"S, 36°14’35"W | ||
Mount Brooker is a mountain 6,168 feet high, standing at the head of Webb Glacier and forming the last major summit in the southeast part of the Allardyce Range of South Georgia.
The feature was identified as "Pic" (meaning Peak) or "Pikstock" by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83. It was first climbed in 1955 by Squadron Leader Ian M. Brooker, for whom it is named, and E.C. Webb, members of the British South Georgia Expedition, 1954–55, led by George Sutton.
Brooker called the mountain 'Mount Gregor' after his second son, born on the day of the ascent (as marked on his chart of 1957, but the accepted name now is 'Mount Brooker', after Squadron Leader Brooker himself.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Mount Brooker