Mount Axtell

Mount Axtell (81°18′S 85°6′W / 81.300°S 85.100°W / -81.300; -85.100Coordinates: 81°18′S 85°6′W / 81.300°S 85.100°W / -81.300; -85.100) is a low but distinctive rock peak 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Mount Tidd in the Pirrit Hills, Antarctica. It was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth–Byrd Traverse Party, December 7, 1958, and named for William R. Axtell, Jr., U.S. Navy, cook at Ellsworth Station in 1958 who volunteered to accompany the traverse party.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Axtell, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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