Mount Fairweather (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 85°4′S 166°32′W / 85.067°S 166.533°W / -85.067; -166.533

Mount Fairweather is a prominent mountain, 1,865 metres (6,120 ft) high, standing at the head of Somero Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) north-east of Mount Schevill, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was so named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1963–64), which experienced a spell of unusually fine weather while in the vicinity of this peak.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Fairweather, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).