Mount Mentzel

Mount Mentzel
Highest point
Elevation	2,330 m (7,640 ft)
Coordinates	71°22′S 13°40′E / 71.367°S 13.667°E / -71.367; 13.667Coordinates: 71°22′S 13°40′E / 71.367°S 13.667°E / -71.367; 13.667
Climbing
First ascent	1939

Mount Mentzel (German: Mentzelberg) is a peak, 2,330 metres (7,640 ft) high, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Mount Zimmermann in the Gruber Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. it was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39, and named for Rudolf Mentzel, the president of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Society).^[1]

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