Mount Herr

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Mount Herr (85°45′S 149°32′W) is a peak, 1,730 metres (5,680 ft) high, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Mount Gould in the Tapley Mountains of Westarctica.

Name

The mountain was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Lieutenant Arthur L. Herr, Jr., who served as an aircraft commander with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station in 1962–63 and 1963–64.