Mount Foster

Not to be confused with Mount Colonel Foster.
Mount Foster
Left to right Mount Foster, Evlogi Peak and Antim Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,025 m (6,644 ft)[1]
Prominence2,025 m (6,644 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates62°59′42″S 62°33′06.3″W / 62.99500°S 62.551750°W / -62.99500; -62.551750[1]
Geography
Mount Foster is located in Antarctica
Mount Foster
Mount Foster
Location in Antarctica
LocationSmith Island, Antarctica
Range coordinates62°58′30″S 62°30′20″W / 62.97500°S 62.50556°W / -62.97500; -62.50556[2]
Parent rangeImeon Range
Climbing
First ascentGreg Landreth, Brice Dowrick, Dan Mannix and Roger Thompson, 1996

Mount Foster is a peak rising to 2,025 metres (6,644 ft) in the Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. It is the highest point of the South Shetland Islands archipelago. Mount Foster has triple peaks of which Mount Foster proper is the southernmost, the central one is Evlogi Peak (2,024 m), and the northern one is Antim Peak (1,995 m). The first ascent was made by Greg Landreth and his team comprising Brice Dowrick, Dan Mannix and Roger Thompson on 29-30 January 1996.[3][4]

The feature is named after Captain Henry Foster, commander of HMS Chanticleer who explored the South Shetlands in 1829.[5]

  1. ^ a b c I.M. Howat, C. Porter, B.E. Smith, M.-J. Noh and P. Morin. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA). Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022 (Antarctic REMA Exlorer)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BAG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ News from Antarctica: Mount Foster’s first ascent. Archived 2001-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stewart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: Mount Foster