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'''Mount Grier''' (86°41′S 148°57′W) is a prominent mountain, 3,035 meters (9,960 ft) high, standing at the east side of the Scott Glacier where it forms the westernmost summit of the [[La Gorce Mountains]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Mount Grier''' (86°41′S 148°57′W) is a prominent mountain, 3,035 meters (9,960 ft) high, standing at the east side of the Scott Glacier where it forms the westernmost summit of the [[La Gorce Mountains]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] of [[Westarctica]]. It is directly west of [[Goldstream Peak]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Mount Grier was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd [[Antarctic]] Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for Dr. G. Layton Grier, head of the L.D. Caulk Company of Milford, Delaware, who contributed dental supplies to the Byrd expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35. | Mount Grier was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd [[Antarctic]] Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for Dr. G. Layton Grier, head of the L.D. Caulk Company of Milford, Delaware, who contributed dental supplies to the Byrd expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35. | ||
== | ==Peerage title== | ||
On 13 July 2018, the [[Count of Goldstream]] was granted the additional title "Viscount Grier" in recognition for his work with the [[Honorary Consular Corps]] | On 13 July 2018, the [[Count of Goldstream]] was granted the additional [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] "Viscount Grier" in recognition for his work with the [[Honorary Consular Corps]]. | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||