Rumdoodle Peak
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Rumdoodle Peak, elevation 875 m ASL, is a small but prominent mountain
Mountain
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 in the north-western part of the North Masson Range in Antarctica, near Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...

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It was named, around 1960, after the previously fictitious peak featured in the book The Ascent of Rum Doodle
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
The Ascent of Rum Doodle is a short 1956 novel by W. E. Bowman . It is a parody of the non-fictional chronicles of mountaineering expeditions The Ascent of Rum Doodle is a short 1956 novel by W. E. Bowman (1911–1985). It is a parody of the non-fictional chronicles of mountaineering expeditions...

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There is a small hut at the base (altitude 498m ASL), sleeping 5 people, and two permanently frozen lakes alongside, named Rumdoodle Lake and Lassitude Lake.
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