Mount Wade

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Mount Wade
Elevation 4,085 metres (13,402 ft)
Location Antarctica
Range Prince Olav Mountains
Coordinates 84°51′S 174°19′W / -84.85, -174.317Coordinates: 84°51′S 174°19′W / -84.85, -174.317

Mount Wade is a massive mountain which is a most distinctive landmark in its region, standing six km northwest of Mount Campbell in the Prince Olav Mountains of Antarctica. The feature is easily viewed from positions on Shackleton Glacier or the Ross Ice Shelf. Mt. Wade is the highest peak of the range.

Discovered and photographed by Byrd on flights to the Queen Maud Mountains in November 1929. Named by US-SCAN after F. Alton Wade (1903-78), geologist with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35), senior scientist at West Base of the USAS (1939-41), and leader of two Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Parties (1962-63 and 1964-65) to this vicinity; Senior Scientist USARP Marie Byrd Land Survey, 1966-67 and 1967-68.

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