| Mount Wanous | |
|---|---|
  Mount Wanous | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,660 m (5,450 ft) |
| Coordinates | 84°52′S 62°20′W / 84.867°S 62.333°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |  Pensacola Mountains |
| Parent range | Patuxent Range |
Mount Wanous is a prominent, bare, conical mountain, 1,660 metres (5,450 ft) high, standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) east of Pierce Peak at the northeast edge of Mackin Table in the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard E. Wanous, a geophysicist in the Pensacola Mountains between 1965 and 1966.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Wanous". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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