Smith Ridge () is a ridge 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of
Frazier Ridge in the
Founders Peaks,
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range is complex, consisting of scattered ridges and peaks of ...
. Named by the
University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for
Carl W. Smith who served that season as helicopter engine technical representative with the 62nd
Transportation Detachment.
Features
Geographical features include:
* Pardue Peak
Pardue Peak () is the northernmost peak, 1,840 m, on Smith Ridge in the Founders Peaks, Heritage Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961 to 1966. It was named by the Adv ...