Mount Terror (Antarctica)

Mount Terror
Mount Terror (right, distant), Mount Erebus (left, nearer) seen from Hut Point Peninsula (foreground), the southernmost point on Ross Island.
Highest point
Elevation	3,230 m (10,600 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,728 m (5,669 ft)[2]
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	77°31′S 168°32′E / 77.517°S 168.533°E / -77.517; 168.533[2]
Geography
Mount Terror Ross Island, Antarctica
Geology
Age of rock	820,000–1.75 million years
Mountain type	Shield volcano (extinct)
Volcanic belt	McMurdo Volcanic Group
Climbing
First ascent	1959
Easiest route	snow/ice climb

Mount Terror (77°31′S 168°32′E / 77.517°S 168.533°E / -77.517; 168.533) is an extinct volcano about 3,230 metres (10,600 ft) high on Ross Island, Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) eastward of Mount Erebus.^[1] Mount Terror was named in 1841 by polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross for his second ship, HMS Terror.^[1] The captain of Terror was Francis Crozier, a close friend of Ross for whom the nearby Cape Crozier is named.^{[citation needed]}