Mount Ellis
Highest point
Elevation2,330 m (7,640 ft)
Coordinates79°52′S 156°14′E / 79.867°S 156.233°E / -79.867; 156.233
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeDarwin Mountains

Mount Ellis is the highest mountain, 2,330 m, of the Darwin Mountains, surmounting the northern edge of Midnight Plateau. Mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956–58). Named for M.R. Ellis, engineer with the CTAE, who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary to the South Pole.

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