Ravens Mountains

Ravens Mountains (-80.33333°N, 155.41667°W) is a symmetrical group of mountains on the west side of Hughes Basin in Britannia Range, Antarctica. The mountains are 12 nmi long and rise to 2130 m in Doll Peak.

Name
The Ravens Mountains were named after the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard which has provided logistical support to the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) for several years beginning in 1988. Ravens is a nickname associated with the Airlift Wing.

Location
The Ravens Mountains are to the east of Hughes Basin, a large basinlike névé which is bounded except to the south by Ravens Mountains, Mount Henderson, Mount Olympus and Mount Quackenbush. Mount Henderson is to the northeast and Darnell Nunatak is to the southeast. Bates Nunataks are to the west.

Aldi Peak
-80.28333°N, 154.83333°W. A peak rising to 1800 m high at the west end of the Ravens Mountains. Named after Chief Master Sergeant Louis M. Aldi who served as the 109 Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant during the transition of LC-130 operations from the United States Navy to the Air National Guard.

Saburro Peak
-80.33333°N, 155.01667°W. A peak to the south of Doll Peak, rising to 1930 m high in the south part of Ravens Mountains. Named after Colonel Richard M. Saburro, Commanding Officer of the 109 Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, who was the first Guard commander for Operation Deep Freeze.

Doll Peak
-80.3°N, 155.1°W. A peak rising to 2130 m high in the northwest part of the Ravens Mountains. Named after Brigadier General Karl H. Doll, who served as Director of Operations of the 109 Tactical Airlift Group and was instrumental in early transition planning of the LC-130 operations from the United States Navy to the Air National Guard.

Stahl Peak
-80.33333°N, 155.21667°W. A peak 2 nmi east of Saburro Peak in the Ravens Mountains. It rises to over 1800 m. Named after Chief Master Sergeant Alfred E. Stahl who served with the 109 Airlift Wing as a Flight Engineer Superintendent during the transition of LC-130 operations from the United States Navy to the Air National Guard.

Pritchard Peak
-80.36667°N, 155.3°W. A peak rising to over 1800 m high 3 nmi southeast of Saburro Peak in the Doll Mountains. Named after Colonel Marion Graham Pritchard, Jr., who served as Vice Commander and then Commander of the 109 Airlift Wing during the transition of LC-130 operations from the United States Navy to the Air National Guard.

Casatelli Peak
-80.36667°N, 155.51667°W. A peak 2 nmi east of Pritchard Peak. It rises to about 1600 m high at the end of the west ridge that descends from Adams Crest. Named after Chief Master Sergeant Michael F. Casatelli who served with the 109 Airlift Wing as Medical Administration Supervisor during the transition of LC-130 operations from the United States Navy to the Air National Guard.

Adams Crest
-80.33333°N, 155.55°W. The summit, 1950 m high, of an irregular V-shaped mountain 5 nmi east of Saburro Peak Named after Colonel Jonathan E. Adams who served as Commander of the 109 Airlift Wing during the transition of LC-130 operations from the United States Navy to the Air National Guard.

Lucia Peak
-80.3°N, 155.38333°W. A peak 2 nmi northwest of Adams Crest. Named after CMSgt Charles R. Lucia who served with the 109 Airlift Wing as Chief of Maintenance Control during the transition of LC-130 operations from the United States Navy to the Air National Guard.

Beale Peak
-80.3°N, 155.5°W. A peak 2 nmi southeast of Vantage Hill. Named after Master Sergeant Garry(sp?) A. Beale who served as the 109 Airlift Wing Logistics Planner during the transition of LC-130 operations from the United States Navy to the Air National Guard.

Brier Icefalls
-80.25°N, 155.6°W Icefalls about 150 m high high and 5 nmi wide at the east side of Vantage Hill. Named after Frank Brier of the Office of Polar Programs, NSF, Facilities, Engineering and Construction Program Manager for renovation of facilities at McMurdo and for South Pole Station Modernization, 1995-2001.

Sullivan Knoll
-80.21694°N, 155.01694°W A lone nunatak midway between Marty Nunataks and Raven Mountains. Named by US-ACAN (2009) after Paul J. Sullivan, Electronics Technician in support of the United States Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station, 1994–95 and 1995-96 austral field seasons; Cryogenics Technician, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 1996-2009 austral field seasons, including one winter; Manager of South Pole Science Support, 2009.

Marty Nunataks
-80.14389°N, 155.22639°W A group comprising about six nunataks in the west part of Britannia Range. The group lies midway between Haven Mountain and Vantage Hill and extends east–west for 7.5 nmi. The nunataks rise to over 2000 m; local relief is on the order of 200 m. Named after Jerry W. Marty, involved in Antarctica from 1969, first as a construction manager for the South Pole Station characterized by the iconic geodesic dome; from 1994-1998 engaged in on-site contract support to the Office of Polar Programs, NSF, associated with planning for modernization of South Pole Station; from 1998-2009 as Facilities Construction and Maintenance Manager at the NSF for South Pole Station Modernization and as NSF Representative South Pole.

Vantage Hill
-80.26667°N, 155.36667°W. A flat-topped hill, over 2,000 m high above sea level and 300 m high above the surrounding plateau, standing 10 nmi southwest of Mount Henderson. This is the most southerly point reached by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1957–58), who gave it this name because of the splendid view it afforded.