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[[File:MountHampton.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Mount Hampton]] | [[File:MountHampton.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Mount Hampton]] | ||
'''Mount Hampton''' is a shield volcano with a circular ice-filled crater occupying much of the summit area. | '''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 [[Executive Committee Range]] in [[Westarctica]]. | It is the northernmost of the volcanoes which comprise the [[Executive Committee Range]] in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==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. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Volcanoes]] | [[Category:Volcanoes]] | ||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||