The Allegheny Mountains () are a small group of mountains west of the Clark Mountains in the

Ford Ranges The Ford Ranges () are a collection of mountain groups and ranges standing east of Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Location The Ford Ranges lie along the coast of Marie Byrd Land to the s ...

Marie Byrd Land Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centu ...

, Antarctica.

Location

The Allegheny Mountains are north of the upper

Boyd Glacier Sulzberger Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf about long and wide bordering the coast of Marie Byrd Land between Edward VII Peninsula and Guest Peninsula in Antarctica. Exploration and name The Sulzberger Ice Shelf was observed and roughly mapped ...

and the Mackay Mountains, east of the

Sarnoff Mountains Sarnoff Mountains () is a range of mountains, long and wide separating the west-flowing Boyd Glacier and Arthur Glacier in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Location The Sarnoff Mountains are in the Ford Ranges. They run in a ...

and west of the Clark Mountains. Features, from west to east, include Mount Darling, Mount Spencer, Mount Tolley, Mount Swartley, Mount Zeigler and Cady Nunatak. Isolated features to the north and east include the Mathis Nunataks, Spaulding Rocks and Breeding Nunatak.

Discovery and name

The Allegheny Mountains were discovered on aerial exploration flights in 1934 by the

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(ByrdAE) and subsequently mapped from aerial flights and ground surveys by the

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(USAS) from 1939 to 1941. They were named by the USAS for

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which is the alma mater of

Paul Siple Paul Allman Siple ( ; December 18, 1908 – November 25, 1968) was an American Antarctic explorer and geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions, including the two Byrd expeditions of 1928–1930 and 1933–1935, representing the Boy ...

, leader of the United States Antarctic Service West Base.

Features

Mount Darling

. The highest peak of the Allegheny Mountains, standing west of Mount Swartley. Discovered on aerial flights from the West Base of USAS in 1940. Named for Professor Chester A. Darling of Allegheny College.

Mount Spencer

. A peak south of Mount Darling. Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the USAS (1939-41). Named for Herbert R. Spencer of

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, the Sea Scout commander of Paul Siple, leader of the West Base party of that expedition.

Mount Tolley

. A peak, high, standing south of Mount Swartley. Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the USAS (1939-41). Named for president William P. Tolley of Allegheny College.

Mount Swartley

. A peak east of Mount Darling. Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the USAS (1939–41). Named for Professor Stanley Swartley of Allegheny College.

Mount Zeigler

. A mountain high north-northeast of Mount Swartley. Mapped by USAS (1939–41) and by the

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(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by the United States

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(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Luther L. Zeigler, United States Navy, pilot on LC-130F Hercules aircraft flights during

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1968.

Cady Nunatak

. A

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east of Mount Zeigler in the northeast part of the Allegheny Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Frederick M. Cady,

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(USARP) ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station, 1968.

Nearby features

Mathis Nunataks

. An isolated cluster of nunataks near the head of Arthur Glacier, east-southeast of Mount Warner. Mapped by USAS (1939-41) and by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by US-ACAN for Terry R. Mathis, traverse engineer with the Byrd Station glaciological strain network, summer season (1967-68), and station engineer with the Byrd Station winter party (1968).

Spaulding Rocks

. A somewhat isolated group of rocks lying northeast of Mount Warner. Mapped by USAS (1939-41) and by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by US-ACAN for Howard R. Spauiding, United States Navy, builder at Byrd Station in 1966.

Breeding Nunatak

. An isolated nunatak northeast of the Allegheny Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for George H. Breeding, storekeeper, United States Navy, of Byrd Station, 1967.

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