Mount Lopez is a peak

Mountain

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 of the Walker Mountains

Walker Mountains

Walker Mountains is a range of peaks and nunataks which are fairly well separated but trend east-west to form the axis, or spine, of Thurston Island. They were discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd and members of the US Antarctic Service in a flight from the ship Bear on February 27, 1940. Named by...

, located 5 miles (8 kilometres) east of Landfall Peak

Landfall Peak

Landfall Peak is a prominent peak-shaped landmark near the extreme west end of Thurston Island, about 8 nautical miles east-northeast of Cape Flying Fish. Discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service in flights from the ship Bear in February 1940, and photographed at that time by...

 in the west part of Thurston Island

Thurston Island

Thurston Island is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, long, wide and in area, lying a short way off the NW end of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. It is the third largest island of Antarctica, after Alexander Island and Berkner Island...

. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Operation Highjump, 1946-47. 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 Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez, U.S. Navy, a member of the expedition who lost his life in a seaplane crash at Thurston Island on December 30, 1946.