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| Aerial view of Toney Mountain from the east
(U.S. Navy photo)   <click to enlarge>

Toney Mountain
    11795 ft (3595 m) .
Location: Eastern Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Lat / Long: 75.8° S, 115.8° W
Volcanic Type: Shield volcano
Volcanic Status: Dormant
First Ascent:
First Ski Descent:
Skiable Vertical: over 8000 ft (2400 m)



Toney Mountain is an elongated volcanic massif over 30 miles (50 km) in length, located about 60 miles (100 km) north of Mount Frakes. The highest point is Richmond Peak, which sits on the northeast rim of the 2 mile (3 km) diameter summit caldera. Toney Mountain is a comparatively young volcano, with rocks dated to less than a million years old on the upper part of the cone. On the north and south sides, the slopes fall away much more steeply than the gentle gradient typical of Marie Byrd Land shield volcanoes, with an impressive drop of over 8000 ft (2400 m) on the north side and over 6000 ft (1800 m) on the south.

Some useful links:  

    Global Volcanism Program: Toney Mountain
    United States Antarctic Resource Center
    USGS Atlas of Antarctic Research (online maps & photos)
   
   
Topographic map of Toney Mountain (1:250,000 scale)
    from USGS Toney Mountain
    <click to enlarge>



      More photos and info about routes, access, etc. may be added in the future ...


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