Mount Press facts for kids
Mount Press is a tall mountain peak in Antarctica. It stands 3,830 meters (about 12,566 feet) high. You can find it in the north-central part of the Sentinel Range, which is a large mountain chain within the Ellsworth Mountains.
Mount Press is connected to Eyer Peak by a lower ridge called Zvegor Saddle. It also overlooks two large ice rivers, called glaciers: Embree Glacier to its north and Ellen Glacier to its southeast. This peak is the highest point of Probuda Ridge. The first people to climb Mount Press were Jed Brown from America, and Camilo Rada and Maria Paz 'Pachi' Ibarra from Chile. They reached the top on December 31, 2006.
Who is Mount Press named after?
Mount Press is named after a very important person named Frank Press. He was a scientist who helped lead a big international science project called the International Geophysical Year (IGY). Later, from 1977 onwards, he became the White House Science Advisor. This means he gave scientific advice to the President of the United States.
Where is Mount Press located?
Mount Press is located at 78°07′21″S, 85°54′24″W. It is about 4.42 kilometers (2.75 miles) north-northeast of Eyer Peak. It's also 8.78 kilometers (5.46 miles) northeast of Mount Anderson and 7.19 kilometers (4.47 miles) east-by-north of Mount Davis. Another nearby peak is Mount Todd, which is 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) south-by-west.
The area around Mount Press was first mapped by a group called the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party in 1957–58. This group was led by Charles R. Bentley. The maps were updated in 1988 by the United States and again in 2006 by Damien Gildea, who used GPS technology.
Maps of the Area
- D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. This is a detailed map with a scale of 1:50,000. It was created by the Omega Foundation in 2007.
