Mount Early
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Mount Early is a solitary volcanic cone
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...

 (2,720 m) standing 13 nautical miles (24 km) north of D'Angelo Bluff
D'Angelo Bluff
D'Angelo Bluff is a prominent north-facing rock bluff, 6 nautical miles long, trending westward from Mount Mclntyre. The bluff stands at the west side of Scott Glacier, near the head, 13 nautical miles south of Mount Early, and west of Mt. Howe. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition...

, on the west side and near the head of Scott Glacier
Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)
The Scott Glacier is a major glacier, 120 miles long, that drains the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf...

. Discovered in December 1934 from nearby Mount Weaver
Mount Weaver
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...

 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn. Visited by the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

 geological party led by George Doumani
George Doumani
George Doumani is a Lebanese American geologist and explorer. He graduated from Berkeley college. He contributed to the International Geophysical Year in 1958 in Antarctica. He made other trips to the southern continent in the early 1960s. His findings helped prove the continental drift theory. Two...

 on November 21, 1962. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) after Captain Neal E. Early, USA, a member of the aviation unit that supported the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 (USGS) Topo East survey of this area, 1962-63.
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