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South Pole: Highest Mountains, Peaks, and Terrain

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A definitive list of mountains over 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) is not publicly available, as many of Antarctica's peaks are unclimbed, unnamed, and have not been precisely measured. However, a significant number of prominent peaks have been documented. The list below includes some of the most notable mountains that exceed this elevation with their general location and a note if they are a volcano.

 

  • 1. Mount Vinson (16,050 ft / 4,892 m): Located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, in West Antarctica.
  • 2. Mount Tyree (15,919 ft / 4,852 m): Also in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains.
  • 3. Mount Shinn (15,292 ft / 4,661 m): Located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains.
  • 4. Mount Gardner (15,050 ft / 4,587 m): Located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains.
  • 5. Mount Kirkpatrick (14,856 ft / 4,528 m): The highest peak of the Queen Alexandra Range in the Transantarctic Mountains.
  • 6. Mount Epperly (14,795 ft / 4,508 m): Located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains.
  • 7. Mount Elizabeth (14,700 ft / 4,480 m): Located in the Queen Alexandra Range of the Transantarctic Mountains.
  • 8. Mount Markham (14,271 ft / 4,350 m): Located in the Queen Elizabeth Range of the Transantarctic Mountains.
  • 9. Mount Sidley (14,058 ft / 4,285 m): Volcano. It is a massive shield volcano and the highest of the five volcanoes in the Executive Committee Range of Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica.
  • 10. Mount Erebus (12,448 ft / 3,794 m): Volcano. An active stratovolcano on Ross Island, in the Ross Sea.
  • 11. Mount Toney (11,792 ft / 3,594 m): Volcano. A shield volcano in the Kohler Range of Marie Byrd Land.
  • 12. Mount Berlin (11,408 ft / 3,477 m): Volcano. A volcano in the Flood Range of Marie Byrd Land.
  • 13. Mount Takahe (11,349 ft / 3,460 m): Volcano. A large shield volcano in Marie Byrd Land.
  • 14. Mount Terror (10,600 ft / 3,230 m): Volcano. A large, extinct shield volcano on Ross Island.
  • 15. Mount Menzies (10,591 ft / 3,228 m): Located in the Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica.
  • 16. Mount Hope (10,627 ft / 3,239 m): Located in the Eternity Range of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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