Homerun Range
Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain The Homerun Range (Template:Coord) is a northwest-trending range, Template:Convert long and Template:Convert wide, east of Everett Range at the heads of the Ebbe Glacier and Tucker Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.Template:Sfn
Exploration and namingEdit
The name of the Homerun Range derives from "Homerun Bluff," a field name of the southern party of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (NZFMCAE), 1962–63, used to denote a turning point in their traverse at this range to the airlift point and return to Scott Base. The entire range was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos from 1960 to 1963.Template:Sfn
LocationEdit
The Homerun Range is in the Admiralty Mountains, southeast of the Everett Range of the Concord Mountains. Robinson Heights and the Findlay Range are to the north and east. The McGregor Range is to the southeast. The Homerun Range runs from northwest to southeast, from Mount LeResche at the head of the Ebbe Glacier, past Mount Shelton to the point where the Rastorfer Glacier flows into the Tucker Glacier. The Elsner Ridge is on the east side of the Rastorfer Glacier. A line of hills between the Homerun Range and the Mirabito Range of the Concord Mountains includes Mount Armagost and Mount Seitz.Template:Sfn
FeaturesEdit
Features of the range and nearby features include:
Mount LeRescheEdit
Template:Coord. Prominent mountain Template:Convert high at the extreme north end of Homerun Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert E. LeResche, United States ArmyRP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1966–67 and 1967-68.Template:Sfn
Mount SheltonEdit
Template:Coord. A mountain Template:Convert high located just west of the upper part of Rastorfer Glacier in the east-central portion of the Homerun Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for John E. Shelton USARP meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1964-65.Template:Sfn
Elsner RidgeEdit
Template:Coord. A narrow, southwest-trending ridge, or spur, Template:Convert long, located Template:Convert northeast of the south end of Homerun Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy, aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Robert W. Elsner, United States ArmyRP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967–68, 1968–69 and 1969-70.Template:Sfn
Mount ArmagostEdit
Template:Coord. One in the series of peaks Template:Convert high that rise between Mirabito Range and Homerun Range. This peak stands Template:Convert southwest of Mount LeResche. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Chief Equipment Operator Harry M. Armagost, United States Navy, who wintered over at McMurdo Station in 1963 and 1967.Template:Sfn
Mount SeitzEdit
Template:Coord. One in the series of peaks Template:Convert high that rise between Mirabito Range and Homerun Range. This peak is Template:Convert southeast of Mount Armagost and Template:Convert northwest of Boss Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Thomas E. Seitz, Chief Construction Mechanic, United States Navy, of the McMurdo Station party, 1967.Template:Sfn