Mount Douglass

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Mount Douglass is an ice-covered mountain 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-southeast of Mount Woodward on the south side of Boyd Glacier, in the Ford Ranges of Westarctica.

Discovery and name

The mountain was discovered in 1934 on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Mount Douglass was named for Malcolm C. Douglass, a dog driver at West Base of the United States Antarctic Service during the years 1939–41.

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 Boyd Glacier Conservation Zone. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government.