Mount McIntosh is a mountain

Mountain

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 rising to c.2600 m in the west part of Kyle Hills

Kyle Hills

Kyle Hills is a prominent group of volcanic cones, hills, ridges, and peaks that occupy the east part of Ross Island between Mount Terror and Cape Crozier. The hills extend east-west for 8 nautical miles , rising from sea level at Cape Crozier to c.2600 m in Mount McIntosh at the west end of the...

, Ross Island

Ross Island

Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...

. It stands at the northwest end of Lofty Promenade

Lofty Promenade

Lofty Promenade is an inclined glacial course, 7 nautical miles long and 1 nautical mile wide, in the east part of Ross Island. The feature is partly framed between the south elements of the Kyle Hills and Guardrail Ridge, as it descends east-southeast from 2600 m near Mount Terror to 200 m near...

, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of the summit of Mount Terror

Mount Terror (Antarctica)

Mount Terror is a large shield volcano that forms the eastern part of Ross Island, Antarctica. It has numerous cinder cones and domes on the flanks of the shield and is mostly under snow and ice. It is the second largest of the four volcanoes which make up Ross Island and is somewhat overshadowed...

. The mountain is conspicuous because of diagonal bands of rock and ice on the north face. At the suggestion of P.R. Kyle, 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) (2000) after William C. McIntosh, geologist, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a university located in Socorro, New Mexico....

, who worked extensively in Antarctica under United States Antarctic Program

United States Antarctic Program

United States Antarctic Program is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the continent of Antarctica. It co-ordinates research and the operational support for research in the region...

 (USAP) auspices and in support of Kyle's investigations on Mount Erebus

Mount Erebus

Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost historically active volcano on Earth, the second highest volcano in Antarctica , and the 6th highest ultra mountain on an island. With a summit elevation of , it is located on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes, notably Mount...

; made first trip to Mount Erebus in 1977-78 and at least 15 trips through 1999.