Mount Orestes
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Mount Orestes is a prominent peak
, over 1,600 m, just east of Bull Pass
in the Olympus Range
of Victoria Land
. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for a figure in Greek mythology.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, over 1,600 m, just east of Bull Pass
Bull Pass
Bull Pass is a low pass through the Olympus Range, between Mount Jason and Mount Orestes, joining McKelvey Valley and Wright Valley in Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Colin Bull, who led this expedition....
in the Olympus Range
Olympus Range
Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land with peaks over , between Victoria and McKelvey Valleys on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59, and named for the mythological home of the...
of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for a figure in Greek mythology.