Mount Fenton (74°20′S 161°55′E / 74.333°S 161.917°E / -74.333; 161.917) is a peak 2,480 metres (8,140 ft) high, rising from the northern part of Skinner Ridge, 2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of Mount Mackintosh, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–62, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Michael D. Fenton, a geologist at McMurdo Station, 1965–66.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Fenton, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

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