Vinson Massif

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Vinson Massif is the highest mountain in Antarctica, located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains.

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Vinson Massif canonical 26
Mount Vinson 6
Vinson Massif summit plateau 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic four-thousander
mountain
mountain massif
accessPoint Union Glacier blue-ice runway
averageSummitTemperatureInSeason −30 °C
climbingAttraction popular objective for Seven Summits climbers
climbingDifficulty non-technical but extremely cold
continent Antarctica
coordinates 78.525°S 85.617°W
country Antarctica
discoveredBy U.S. Navy aerial photography
discoveryYear 1958
elevation 16050 ft
4892 m
firstAscenders Barry Corbet
Brian Marts
John Evans
Nicholas Clinch
Pete Schoening
Samuel Silverstein
William Long
firstAscentDate 1966-12-18
firstAscentExpedition American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition 1966–1967
glacierOnFlanks Branscomb Glacier
Jacobsen Valley glaciers
Roché Glacier
hasSummit Mount Vinson
linked to: Vinson Massif
highestPointOf Antarctica
highestSummit Mount Vinson
linked to: Vinson Massif
isPartOf Antarctic interior
linked to: Antarctica
listing Seven Summits
locatedIn Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Mountains
Sentinel Range
Western Antarctica
linked to: West Antarctica
mapRegion USGS Vinson Massif topographic map
mountainRange Sentinel Range
namedAfter Carl Vinson
namedBy Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
nearestResearchStation Union Glacier Camp
notableFor being the highest peak on the Antarctic continent
partOf Ellsworth Mountains
Sentinel Range
prominence 4892 m
relativeLocation about 1200 km from the South Pole
standardRoute Branscomb Glacier route
topographicIsolation 3400 km
typicalClimbingSeason November to January
yearNamed 1961

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Seven Summits hasPart Vinson Massif
Seven Summits highestPeakOfContinent Vinson Massif
West Antarctica hasHighestPoint Mount Vinson
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Vinson Massif hasSummit Mount Vinson
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Vinson Massif highestSummit Mount Vinson
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Richard Bass climbed Vinson Massif
Ellsworth Mountains contains Vinson Massif
Ellsworth Mountains highestPoint Vinson Massif
William Long climbed Vinson Massif
William Long firstAscentOf Vinson Massif
Branscomb Glacier route locatedOn Vinson Massif
Branscomb Glacier route approaches Vinson Massif summit plateau
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Branscomb Glacier route summits Vinson Massif
Union Glacier blue-ice runway near Vinson Massif
Sentinel Range contains Vinson Massif
Sentinel Range contains Mount Vinson
linked to: Vinson Massif
Sentinel Range highestPoint Vinson Massif
Sentinel Range highestPoint Mount Vinson
linked to: Vinson Massif
first ascent of Vinson Massif mountain Vinson Massif
subject linked to: John Evans
John Evans notableClimb Vinson Massif
Brian Marts climbed Vinson Massif
Samuel Silverstein climbed Vinson Massif
Branscomb Glacier flowsAlong Vinson Massif
Branscomb Glacier locatedNear Vinson Massif
Branscomb Glacier associatedWith Mount Vinson
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Branscomb Glacier flowsFrom slopes of Vinson Massif
linked to: Vinson Massif
Roché Glacier associatedWith Vinson Massif
Roché Glacier hasNearbyFeature Vinson Massif