Mount Minto () is a lofty, mostly ice-free mountain rising to , located east of Mount Adam in the central portion of the

Admiralty Mountains The Admiralty Mountains (alternatively Admiralty Range) is a large group of high mountains and individually named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land, Antarctica. This mountain group is bounded by the sea (Ross Sea and Southern Ocean) ...

, Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Discovery and name

Mount Minto was discovered in January 1841 by Captain

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, Royal Navy, who named it for

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto, (; 16 November 178231 July 1859), styled as Viscount Melgund between 1813 and 1814, was a British diplomat and Whig politician. Background and education Minto was the eldest son of the Gilbe ...

, then

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Location

Mount Minto is at the head of the

Ironside Glacier Moubray Bay () is a bay in the western Ross Sea, indenting the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Cape Roget and Cape Hallett. It was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross and named by him for George H. Moubray, clerk in charge of t ...

, which flows southeast, and to the east of the head of the Man-o-War Glacier, which flows west and then south. The Dugdale Glacier receives ice from its north face. Nearby features to the south include Mount Achilles, Wylie Ridge, and Meier Peak. Features to the west include Mount Black Prince, Mount Ajax, Mount Royalist and Mount Adam. Features to the north include Mount Faget and Mount Gilruth.

Nearby features

Mount Achilles

. A prominent pyramidal mountain high rising from the divide between Fitch Glacier and Man-o-War Glacier. Named by

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(NZGSAE), 1957-58, after the former New Zealand cruiser HMNZS ''Achilles''.

Meier Peak

. A peak high rising at the south side of the head of Ironside Glacier, south-southwest of Mount Minto. Mapped by the

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(USGS) from surveys and

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air photos, 1960-63. Named by the United States

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(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Miron D. Meier,

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, helicopter pilot with Squadron VX-6 during

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1967 and 1968.

Wylie Ridge

. A ridge that extends westward from Meier Peak. It parallels the north side of Massey Glacier for and terminates at Man-o-War Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Ronald P. Wylie, USN, pilot with Squadron VX-6 during

1967 and 1968.

Mount Black Prince

. A mountain high composed of dark colored rock, which tends to create an imposing appearance. Located west of Mount Ajax. Named by NZGSAE, 1957-58, for its appearance and also for the New Zealand Cruiser HMNZS ''Black Prince''.

Mount Ajax

. A mountain high rising west-southwest of Mount Royalist. Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, after HMNZS ''Ajax''. The mountain is one of several in this area named for New Zealand ships.

Mount Royalist

. A prominent mountain high standing west of Mount Adam. Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, for its impressive appearance and also for the New Zealand cruiser HMNZS ''Royalist''. Several adjacent peaks are named for New Zealand ships.

Mount Adam

. A mountain high situated west-northwest of Mount Minto. Discovered in January 1841 by Captain

, Royal Navy, who named this feature for V. Admiral Sir

Charles Adam Admiral Sir Charles Adam (6 October 1780 – 19 September 1853) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He later commanded the royal yacht, ''Royal Sovereign'', and was the Member o ...

, a senior naval

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Mount Eos

. A mountain with a bare summit rising to about high, north of Mount Adam. Visited in 1981-82 by Bradley Field, geologist, NZGS, who suggested the name because the area provided excellent views of dawns and sunsets. In Greek mythology,

Eos In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Eos (; Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek ''Ēṓs'', Attic Greek, Attic ''Héōs'', "dawn", or ; Aeolic Greek, Aeolic ''Aúōs'', Doric Greek, Doric ''Āṓs'') is the go ...

is the goddess of dawn.

Mount Faget

. A mountain high northwest of Mount Adam. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by

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for Maxime A. Faget of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a visitor at McMurdo Station, 1966-67.

Mount Gilruth

. A mostly ice-covered mountain high east-northeast of Mount Adam. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Robert R. Gilruth of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a visitor at McMurdo Station, 1966-67.

Stamper Peak

. A peak high, east-northeast of Mount Gilruth. It rises from the south-central part of the ridge separating Dugdale Glacier and Ommanney Glacier. Mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Wilburn E. Stamper, RM2, USN, radioman at McMurdo Station, 1967.

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