Mount Wasko is a double-peaked, saddle-shaped 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...

 (1,170 m) on the west side of Shackleton Glacier

Shackleton Glacier

Shackleton Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier, over long and from 8 to 16 km wide, descending from the polar plateau from the vicinity of Roberts Massif and flowing north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf between Mount Speed and Waldron Spurs. The Roberts Massif...

, 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Mount Franke

Mount Franke

Mount Franke is a prominent mountain with much rock exposed on its north side, standing between Mount Wasko and Mount Cole along the west side of Shackleton Glacier. Discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service , 1939-41. Surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957-58 and named by him...

, in the Queen Maud Mountains

Queen Maud Mountains

The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...

. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41), and surveyed by A.P. Crary (1957–58). Named by Crary for Lieutenant Commander Frank Wasko, U.S. Navy Reserve, of Squadron VX-6

VX-6

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

 at Little America V in 1957-58.