Athos Range

Key mountains

Features

• The Hunt Nunataks are a linear group of nunataks, long, lying just east of Mount Bechervaise. They were plotted by the ANARE from air photos obtained in 1965, and named by ANCA for P. Hunt, a senior helicopter pilot with the Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969.
• The Kotterer Peaks are a group of small peaks standing between the Wignall Nunataks and Mount Starlight. They were mapped from ANARE surveys and air photos, 1955–65, and were named by ANCA for C. Kotterer, a weather observer at Davis Station, 1964.Leah Ridge is a rock ridge located northwest of Dawson Nunatak and southeast of Mount Béchervaise. The feature was intersected by an ANARE survey party in November 1966 and climbed by the party in December 1966. It was so named by ANCA because "Leah" was the code word used at Mawson Station to identify the survey party.McKenzie Peak is a peak just south of Mount Albion. It was plotted from ANARE air photos of 1965, and was named by ANCA for J.F. McKenzie, a radio technician at Wilkes Station in 1963.Miller Ridge is a rock ridge east of Mount Seedsman on the north side of the Athos Range. It was plotted from ANARE air photos, and was named for L.D. Miller, a radio operator at Mawson Station in 1964.Mount Béchervaise is a great massif of brown rock, 2,360 m, standing one nautical mile east of Mount Lacey in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. It has a sheer north face and is bare except for an icecap on the flat summit. First visited in November 1955 by an ANARE party led by John M. Béchervaise, officer in charge at Mawson Station in 1955, for whom it is named.Mount Bool is a mountain between Mount Peter and Mount Dwyer. Plotted by ANARE from air photos taken in 1965. Named by ANCA for G.A. Bool, weather observer at Mawson Station, who assisted with the Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1969.Mount Cardell is an elongated mountain northwest of Bradley Ridge. It was plotted from ANARE air photos, and named for N. Cardell, senior technician at Mawson Station in 1964.Mount Cartledge is a mountain just east of Mount Albion. It was plotted from ANARE air photos of 1965, and named by ANCA for W.J. Cartledge, plumber at Wilkes Station in 1962, and carpenter at Mawson Station in 1966.Mount Dart is a mountain southeast of Mount Dwyer. It was plotted from ANARE air photos taken in 1965, and named by ANCA for J.R. Dart, a radio operator at Mawson Station who took part in the Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1969.Mount Dovers is a high, brown rock ridge 2 nautical miles northwest of Mount Dwyer. It was observed from the Stinear Nunataks in 1954 by an ANARE party led by Robert G. Dovers, officer in charge at Mawson Station, and its position was plotted in December 1955 by a party led by John Béchervaise. It was named by ANCA for Robert G. Dovers.Mount Dwyer is a mountain southeast of Mount Dovers. It was plotted from ANARE air photos, and was named for V.J. Dwyer, a radio operator at Mawson Station in 1964.Mount Lacey is a high, pyramidal, brown rock mountain with two sharp peaks, standing west of Mount Béchervaise. It was first sighted by an ANARE party led by John Béchervaise in November 1955 and plotted by R.H. Lacey, a surveyor at Mawson Station in 1955, for whom it is named.Mount Mercer is a mountain west of Farley Massif. It was plotted from ANARE air photos of 1965, and was named by ANCA for B. Mercer, a weather observer at Davis Station in 1961.Mount Moonie is a mountain just south of Mount Dart and west of Mount Cardell. It was plotted from ANARE air photos taken in 1965, and was named by ANCA for P. J. Moonie, a radio operator at Mawson Station in 1967 and 1969, and a member of the Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969.Mount Peter is a large dome-shaped rock outcrop with a flat, sheer north face, about east of Mount Bechervaise. First visited in November 1955 by an ANARE party led by J.M. Bechervaise. Named by ANCA for Peter Crohn, geologist at Mawson Station, 1955–1956.Mount Seedsman is a mountain about 8 nautical miles east of Mount Dovers. Plotted from ANARE air photos. Named for Donald Linton Seedsman, electronics engineer at Mawson Station in 1964.Mount Stalker is a mountain in the northern part of the Athos Range, about 5 nautical miles northwest of Farley Massif. Plotted from ANARE air photos. Named for J.F. Stalker, weather observer at Mawson Station in 1964.Smith Nunatak is a nunatak just southeast of Mount Starlight. The nunatak is marked by a moraine which extends 2 nautical miles north from it. Plotted from ANARE air photos of 1965. Named by ANCA for J.C. Smith, diesel mechanic at Wilkes Station in 1960.Svensson Ridge is a rock ridge 1 nautical mile northwest of Mount Starlight. Mapped from ANARE surveys and air photos, 1955–65. Named by ANCA for A. Svensson, weather observer at Davis Station, 1964.Weasel Gap is a gap with a surface and a low gradient offering a feasible north–south route between Mount Starlight and Mount Lacey. Sighted in November 1955 by an ANARE party led by J.M. Bechervaise. Named after the tracked vehicles used by ANARE.Whelan Nunatak is an isolated nunatak standing 5 nautical miles northwest of Mount Starlight. Mapped by ANARE from air photos taken in 1965. Named by ANCA for R.F. Whelan, radio officer at Davis Station, 1964.
• The Wignall Nunataks are two snow-covered nunataks standing 2 nautical miles northwest of Mount Starlight. Mapped from ANARE surveys and air photos, 1955–65. Named by ANCA for R. Wignall, weather observer at Davis Station, 1964.