Mount Scherger
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Mount Scherger is a peak
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...

 just west of Mount McCauley
Mount McCauley
Mount McCauley is a prominent mountain between Mount Scherger and Mount Dummett on the north side of Fisher Glacier, in the Prince Charles Mountains. Discovered from ANARE aircraft in 1956 and visited by an ANARE party in 1960...

 in the southern Prince Charles Mountains
Prince Charles Mountains
Prince Charles Mountains is a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. The highest peak is Mount Menzies . Other prominent peaks are Mount Izabelle and Mount Stinear...

. Mapped from air photos and surveys, 1956–57, by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...

). Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Air Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger, Chief of the Air Staff
Air Staff
The Air Staff is one of the Department of the Air Force's two statutorily designated headquarters staffs: the other staff is the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, also known as the Secretariat. The Air Staff is headed by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force . The Air Staff is primarily...

in Australia, 1957-61.
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