Mount Monteagle is a high, sharp peak, 2,780 metres (9,120 ft) high, standing 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Cape Sibbald in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It surmounts Aviator Glacier to the west and the large cirque of Parker Glacier to the east. The mountain was discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross who named this peak for Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1835 to 1839.[1]

Mount Monteagle
Mount Monteagle Location of Mount Monteagle in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation	2,780 m (9,120 ft)
Coordinates	73°43′S 165°28′E
Geography
Location	Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent range	Mountaineer Range

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Monteagle". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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