Anderson Hills

The Anderson Hills (-84.5°N, -64°W) are an irregular group of hills, ridges and peaks between Mackin Table and the Thomas Hills in the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.

Exploration and name
The Anderson Hills were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from United States Navy air photos, 1956–66. The hills were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) at the suggestion of Captain Finn Ronne, United States Navy Reserve, leader at Ellsworth Station, 1957. As United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1954–55, Robert B. Anderson had responsibilities for U.S. operations in Antarctica.

Location
The Anderson Hills run from the center towards the north of the Patuxent Range. They run from southwest to northeast to the south of the MacNamara Glacier, which separates them from the Thomas Hills. The Mackin Table is to their south. Features, from southwest to northeast, include O'Connell Nunatak, Mount Murch, Mount Suydam, Clark Ridge, Mount Woods, King Ridge, Mount Cross, Wrigley Bluffs, Mount Lowry, Mount Bruns, Mount Whillans, Mount Stroschein and Weber Ridge.

Features
Geographical features include, from southwest to northeast:

O'Connell Nunatak
-84.71667°N, -65.13333°W. A peaked rock nunatak, 1,210 m high, standing 6 nmi south-southeast of Mount Murch in southern Anderson Hills. Named by US-ACAN for Richard V. O'Connell, seismologist at South Pole Station, winter 1967.

Mount Murch
-84.63333°N, -65.41667°W. A small mountain, 1,100 m high, standing 5 nmi south of Mount Suydam. Named by US-ACAN for Paul L. Murch, cook at Palmer Station, winter 1966.

Mount Suydam
-84.53333°N, -65.45°W. A mountain, 1,020 m high, standing 3 nmi west of Clark Ridge. Named by US-ACAN for E. Lynn Suydam, biologist at Palmer Station, winter 1967.

Clark Ridge
-84.53333°N, -64.83333°W. A prominent rock ridge, 4 nmi long, located 4 nmi west of Mount Lowry. Named by US-ACAN for Larry Clark, cook at Plateau Station, winter 1967.

Mount Woods
-84.66667°N, -64.5°W. A bare, ridge-like mountain, 1,170 m high, standing 4.5 nmi northeast of O'Connell Nunatak. Named by US-ACAN for Clifford R. Woods, Jr., hospital corpsman at Palmer Station, winter 1967.

King Ridge
-84.63333°N, -64.08333°W. A narrow rock ridge, 3 nmi long, lying2 nmi southwest of Wrigley Bluffs. Named by US-ACAN at the suggestion of Captain Finn Ronne, United States Navy Reserve, leader at Ellsworth Station, 1957. Colonel J. Caldwell King, United States Army, had assisted Ronne in obtaining support for the RARE, 1947–8.

Mount Cross
-84.61667°N, -63.63333°W. A mountain, 1,005 m high, standing 2.5 nmi northeast of King Ridge. Named by US-ACAN at the suggestion of Captain Finn Ronne, United States Navy Reserve, leader at Ellsworth Station, 1957. Doctor Allan S. Cross assisted in planning the medical supplies, in providing instruction in first aid, and in selecting trail rations for the RARE, 1947-48.

Wrigley Bluffs
-84.56667°N, -63.75°W. Rock bluffs 4 nmi long, standing 3 nmi north of Mount Cross. Named by US-ACAN for Richard J. Wrigley, equipment operator at Palmer Station, winter 1966.

Mount Lowry
-84.55°N, -64.15°W. A mountain, 1,020 m high, standing 2.5 nmi northwest of Wrigley Bluffs. Named by US-ACAN for James K. Lowry, biologist at Palmer Station, winter 1967.

Mount Bruns
-84.48333°N, -64.38333°W. A mountain, 910 m high, standing 4 nmi north of Mount Lowry. Named by US-ACAN for John E. Bruns, glaciologist at Palmer Station, winter 1967.

Mount Whillans
-84.45°N, -64.25°W. A mountain, 870 m high, standing 4 nmi southwest of Mount Stroschein. Named by US-ACAN for lan M. Whillans, glaciologist at Palmer Station, winter 1967.

Mount Stroschein
-84.41667°N, -63.58333°W. A mountain, 1,020 m high, standing 2 nmi southwest of Weber Ridge. Named by US-ACN for Leander A. Stroschein, meteorologist at Plateau Station, 1965-66 and 1966-67.

Weber Ridge
-84.33333°N, -63.2°W. A bare rock ridge, 8 nmi long, located at the north end of Anderson Hills. Named by US-ACAN for Max K. Weber, USGS topographic engineer in the Pensacola Mountains, 1965-66.