Mount Harkness

Mount Harkness (

86°4′S 150°36′W / 86.067°S 150.600°W / -86.067; -150.600Coordinates: 86°4′S 150°36′W / 86.067°S 150.600°W / -86.067; -150.600) is a mountain, 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) high, standing 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) south of the Organ Pipe Peaks and forming part of the east wall of Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under , and named at that time by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd for , a friend of , a member of that party.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Harkness, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)