Mount Colbert () is a mountain rising to , east of

Mount Borcik Mount Borcik () is a prominent mountain, high, standing north-northwest of Mount Dietz in the southern Hays Mountains of the Queen Maud Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1 ...

and south-southwest of

Mount Stump Mount Stump () is a mostly ice-free mountain rising to 2,490 metres, located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north-northeast of Mount Colbert and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount Borcik in the southeast part of the Hays Mountains of ...

in the southeast Hays Mountains, Queen Maud Mountains. It was named by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

in association with Mount Stump after Philip V. Colbert, geologist,

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

, logistic coordinator and field associate with

Edmund Stump Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ...

on six United States Antarctic Research Program expeditions to the Transantarctic Mountains, 1970–71 through 1981–82, including the area of this mountain.

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Mountains of the Ross Dependency Queen Maud Mountains Amundsen Coast {{Ross-mountain-stub