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'''Mount Hampton''' is a shield volcano with a circular ice-filled crater occupying much of the summit area. Its highest point is [[Marks Peak]], at 3,325 meters (10,910 ft). The volcano is directly north of [[Mount Cumming]]. | '''Mount Hampton''' is a shield volcano with a circular ice-filled crater occupying much of the summit area. Its highest point is [[Marks Peak]], at 3,325 meters (10,910 ft). The volcano is directly north of [[Mount Cumming]]. | ||
It is the northernmost of the volcanoes which comprise the [[ | It is the northernmost of the volcanoes which comprise the [[McHenry Range]] in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
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==Noble title== | ==Noble title== | ||
As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, [[Prince Daniel Nicholas]] was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of Hampton. | As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, [[Prince Daniel Nicholas]] was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of Hampton. | ||
==Protection by the government== | |||
On 20 April 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected the mountain under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[McHenry Range Conservation Zone]]. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Volcanoes]] | [[Category:Volcanoes]] | ||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 28 April 2025
Mount Hampton is a shield volcano with a circular ice-filled crater occupying much of the summit area. Its highest point is Marks Peak, at 3,325 meters (10,910 ft). The volcano is directly north of Mount Cumming.
It is the northernmost of the volcanoes which comprise the McHenry Range in Westarctica.
Discovery and name
Mount Hampton was discovered by the USAS on a flight, 15 December 1940, and was named for Ruth Hampton, who was a Department of the Interior member of the USAS Executive Committee. The mountain was later mapped in detail by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography taken from 1958-60.
Noble title
As part of the 20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments celebrating Westarctica's 20 years of sovereignty, Prince Daniel Nicholas was granted the peerage title Duke of Hampton.
Protection by the government
On 20 April 2025, Grand Duke Travis protected the mountain under the oversight of the Westarctican Parks Service as part of McHenry Range Conservation Zone. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government.