| Mount Waesche | |
|---|---|
Topographic map of Mounts Sidley and Waesche |
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| Elevation | 3,292 m (10,801 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
| Range | Executive Committee Range |
| Geology | |
| Type | Shield volcano |
Mount Waesche is a large and prominent mountain of volcanic origin, standing immediately SW of Mount Sidley and marking the southern end of the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land. The feature is snow covered except for rock exposures on the south and southwestern slopes. The volcano may have been active as late as the Holocene (last 10,000 years), and may be only presently dormant.
Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service expedition on a flight, December 15, 1940, and named for V. Admiral Russell R. Waesche, United States Coast Guard, member of the Antarctic Service Executive Committee.