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Mount Quackenbush
Mount
Quackenbush
is a flat-topped
mountain
in
Antarctica
, 2,435 m, which forms a
projecting
angle
along the
steep
cliffs
bordering
the
north side
of
Byrd Glacier
, just
west
of
Peckham Glacier
. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for
Captain Robert
S. Quackenbush,
Jr
.,
chief of staff
to
Admiral Cruzen
in U.S.
Navy
Operation Highjump
, 1946–47, led by
Admiral Byrd
.