The Forrestal Range () is a largely snow-covered

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, about long, standing east of

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and the Neptune Range in the

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. Discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a transcontinental patrol plane flight of U.S. Navy

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I from

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to the vicinity of the

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and return. Named by the

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after , first

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of the U.S. Navy. The entire Pensacola Mountains were mapped by

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in 1967 and 1968 from U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photographs taken in 1964.

Key mountains

* Abele Spur () is a rock

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that descends west from Mount Lechner toward the

Herring Nunataks The Herring Nunataks () are two prominent nunataks standing northwest of Mount Lechner in the western Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air p ...

. It was named by US-ACAN at the suggestion of

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for Gunars Abele,

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on the 1973–1974

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(USARP)- CRREL survey in this area. * Blount Nunatak () is a prominent nunatak, , standing southwest of Mount Lechner on the west side of Forrestal Range. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 during a U.S. Navy transcontinental nonstop plane flight from

and return. Named by US-ACAN for Hartford E. Blount, aviation machinists mate with U.S. Navy Squadron VX during

, 1956. * Cooke Crags () are rock crags on the ice slope between

Henderson Bluff Henderson Bluff () is a rock bluff, high, along the west side of Lexington Table north of Mount Lechner, in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy ...

and Mount Lechner on the west side of Lexington Table. The area was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1956–1966. Named by US-ACAN in 1979 after James E. Cooke, USGS geophysicist who worked in Forrestal Range and

, 1978–1979. * Mount Lechner is a prominent

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, , surmounting the southwest end of Saratoga Table. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–1966. Named by US-ACAN for Major Ralph C. Lechner, USA, airlift coordinator on the staff of the Commander,

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, Antarctica, 1964–1966. * Watts Summit () is a peak rising to in the southwestern corner of Lexington Table. Mapped by USGS in 1967 from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1964. Named in 1979 by US-ACAN after

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, USGS geophysicist who worked in the Forrestal Range and

, 1978–1979. * Mount Zirzow () is a mountain, , standing north of

Mount Mann Mount Mann is a mountain, high, standing on the southeast edge of Lexington Table, south of Mount Zirzow, in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy a ...

on the east edge of Lexington Table. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–1966. Named by US-ACAN for Commander Charles F. Zirzow, U.S. Navy, Assistant Chief of Staff to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1966–1967.

Key geographical features

* Lexington Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, about long and wide, standing just north of Kent Gap and Saratoga Table. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 on a transcontinental nonstop flight by personnel of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the vicinity of Weddell Sea and return. Named by US-ACAN for of 1926, one of the first large aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy. * Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 on a transcontinental nonstop flight by personnel of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the vicinity of Weddell Sea and return. Named by US-ACAN for of 1926, one of the first large aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy.

Features

Geographical features include:

* Ackerman Nunatak * Beiszer Nunatak *

Burmester Dome Burmester Dome () is an ice-capped dome rising to in west-central Saratoga Table, Forrestal Range, in the Pensacola Mountains. At the suggestion of United States Geological Survey party leader Arthur B. Ford, it was named by the Advisory Committe ...

Butler Rocks The Butler Rocks are two rock nunataks, high, standing southwest of Vanguard Nunatak in the northern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956– ...

Camp Spur Camp Spur () is a rock spur along the north wall of May Valley in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and named by the Advisory Commit ...

Chambers Glacier Chambers Glacier () is a glacier in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains, draining east from Mount Lechner and Kent Gap, at the juncture of Saratoga Table and Lexington Table, to enter Support Force Glacier. It was discovered and pho ...

Coal Rock Coal Rock () is a prominent nunatak lying southeast of Fierle Peak at the south end of the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–196 ...

Creaney Nunataks The Forrestal Range () is a largely snow-covered mountain range, about long, standing east of Dufek Massif and the Neptune Range in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a transcontinental patrol ...

Crouse Spur The Kester Peaks () are three aligned rock peaks standing together south of Mount Malville on the east side of the Forrestal Range, in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Kester Peaks were mapped by the United States Geol ...

Dyrdal Peak The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discover ...

Erlanger Spur The Forrestal Range () is a largely snow-covered mountain range, about long, standing east of Dufek Massif and the Neptune Range in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a transcontinental pat ...

Fierle Peak The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discove ...

* Ford Ice Piedmont *

Franko Escarpment The Franko Escarpment () is a mostly snow-covered escarpment that runs north–south for and forms the northeast edge of Lexington Table in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Anta ...

Gabbro Crest The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discover ...

Grob Ridge The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discove ...

* Haskill Nunatak *

* Hodge Escarpment *

Huie Cliffs The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discover ...

Kent Gap The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discover ...

Kovacs Glacier Support Force Glacier is a major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northward between the Forrestal Range and Argentina Range to the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and US Navy air ...

Lance Rocks The Kester Peaks () are three aligned rock peaks standing together south of Mount Malville on the east side of the Forrestal Range, in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Kester Peaks were mapped by the United States G ...

Larson Nunataks The Larson Nunataks () are a small cluster of nunataks lying along the east side of the Forrestal Range, southeast of Mount Malville, in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. The group was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surv ...

Magnetite Bluff The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discove ...

Mathis Spur The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discove ...

May Valley May Valley () is a nearly flat snow-covered valley along the western flank of the Forrestal Range, at the juncture of Lexington Table and Saratoga Table, in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, ...

McCauley Rock The Forrestal Range () is a largely snow-covered mountain range, about long, standing east of Dufek Massif and the Neptune Range in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a transcontinental patrol ...

Median Snowfield Torbert Escarpment () is an escarpment, long, marking the west margin of Median Snowfield in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Torbert Escarpment was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from s ...

* Mount Hook *

Mount Hummer The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discove ...

Mount Malville Mount Malville () is a mountain, high, standing southwest of Ackerman Nunatak in the northern part of the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name Mount Malville was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...

* Mount Stephens * Ray Nunatak *

Ritala Spur The Forrestal Range () is a largely snow-covered mountain range, about long, standing east of Dufek Massif and the Neptune Range in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a transcontinental pat ...

Ronald Rock The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discove ...

Sallee Snowfield Sallee Snowfield () is a large snowfield between the Dufek Massif and northern Forrestal Range in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Sallee Snowfield was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and Uni ...

Sheriff Cliffs The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discover ...

Skidmore Cliff The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discove ...

Sorna Bluff The Saratoga Table () is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, long and wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table in the southern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Saratoga Table was discove ...

* Support Force Glacier *

Thompo Icefall Support Force Glacier is a major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northward between the Forrestal Range and Argentina Range to the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and US Navy air ...

Vanguard Nunatak Mount Malville () is a mountain, high, standing southwest of Ackerman Nunatak in the northern part of the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name Mount Malville was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...

Vigen Cliffs Vigen Cliffs () is a set of cliffs rising to about 5,741 ft (1,750 m) to the east of Gabbro Crest on the Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains in Antarctica. It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( ...

References

{{USGS Mountain ranges of Queen Elizabeth Land . Transantarctic Mountains