Mount June

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Map of the Philips Mountains showing the location of Mount June.

Mount June (76°16′S 145°7′W) is a 1,090 meter high mountain located 11 kilometers (6 nmi) west of Mount Paige in the Phillips Mountains of the Ford Ranges.

Discovery and name

Mount June was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in December 1929, and was named in honor of Harold Irving June, an airplane pilot with the expedition.