Mount Hemphill is a snow-covered mountain

Mountain

Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...

 that rises above 1,800 m in the south part of Anare Mountains

Anare Mountains

The Anare Mountains are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the south by Ebbe Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier...

. It stands between the head of McLean Glacier

McLean Glacier

McLean Glacier is a tributary glacier located north of Mount Hemphill in the southwest part of Anare Mountains, draining west and entering the lower part of Ebbe Glacier just south of Beaman Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Kenneth S...

 and Ebbe Glacier

Ebbe Glacier

Ebbe Glacier is a tributary glacier about 96 km long, draining northwest from the Homerun Range and Robinson Heights, and then WNW between Everett Range and Anare Mountains into Lillie Glacier...

. Mapped by 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) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. 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) for LTJG Harold S. Hemphill, U.S. Navy, photographic officer with Squadron VX-6

VX-6

Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...

in Antarctica, 1962–63 and 1963-64.