Mount Milton
| Mount Milton | ||
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| height | 3000 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 84 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Milton is a 3000 m high mountain in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises 18 km south-southeast of Mount Craddock and 2.5 km southeast of Mount Southwick in the southern part of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy between 1957 and 1959. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1961 after Patrick G. Milton, flight machine mate and pilot during the aerial reconnaissance flight over the Ellsworth Mountains on January 28, 1958.
Web links
- Mount Milton in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Milton on geographic.org (English)