Mount Richter

Mount Richter (

81°58′S 158°47′E / 81.967°S 158.783°E / -81.967; 158.783Coordinates: 81°58′S 158°47′E / 81.967°S 158.783°E / -81.967; 158.783) is a mountain rising to 2550 m between Gutenberg Glacier and upper Starshot Glacier in north Holyoake Range, Churchill Mountains, Antarctica. The mountain is 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Mount Hubble. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Charles F. Richter, American physicist, of Technology, 1930–70; in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg, 1935, he developed the Richter Scale which bears his name, used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes.

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