Pilon Peak () is a prominent
peak (1,880 m) standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of
Mount Works
Mount Works () is a mountain, 1,780 m tall, rising just west of Horne Glacier and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Pilon Peak in the Everett Range, Concord Mountains Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS ...
along the west side of
Horne Glacier, in the
Everett Range,
Concord Mountains. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and
U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by
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 ...
(US-ACAN) for Commander
Jerome R. Pilon
Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is comm ...
, U.S. Navy,
Operations Officer of
Antarctic Development Squadron Six
Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6 or ANTARCTIC DEVRON SIX, commonly referred to by its nickname, The Puckered Penguins) was a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California with forw ...
(1967–68),
Executive Officer
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(1968–69), and
Commanding Officer
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(1969–70).
Commander Pilon
Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain.
...
served on the
Advisory Committee
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on Antarctic Names of the
U.S. Board on Geographic Names, 1976–78.
Mountains of Victoria Land
Pennell Coast
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