Mount Weaver
| Mount Weaver | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,780 m (9,120 ft) |
| Coordinates | 86°58′S 153°50′W / 86.967°S 153.833°WCoordinates: 86°58′S 153°50′W / 86.967°S 153.833°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Parent range | Queen Maud Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | December 1934 |
Mount Weaver is a mountain standing 3 km west of Mount Wilbur at the head of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud region of the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and ascended in December 1934 by members of the Byrd AE geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by them for Charles E. Weaver, professor of paleontology at the University of Washington.
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