Mount Becker is a prominent mountain 1 miles (1.6 km) northeast of Mount Boyer

Mount Boyer

Mount Boyer is a mountain southwest of Mount Becker, in the Merrick Mountains, Palmer Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Francis C. Boyer, hospital corpsman,...

, in the Merrick Mountains

Merrick Mountains

The Merrick Mountains . are a cluster of mountains, 13 km long, standing 11 km northeast of the Behrendt Mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica. Discovered and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–1948, under Finn Ronne.Named by US-ACAN for Conrad G...

. These mountains were discovered from the air and photographed by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition

Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition

The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...

 (RARE), 1947–48, under Finn Ronne

Finn Ronne

Finn Ronne was a U.S. Antarctic explorer.-Background:Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne , was a polar explorer and served in Roald Amundsen's successful expedition to the South Pole...

. The mountain was named by Ronne for Ralph A. Becker, legal counsel who assisted in the formation of RARE and in obtaining financial support for the expedition.