The Herbert Mountains (80°20′S 25°30′W / 80.333°S 25.500°W / -80.333; -25.500) are a conspicuous group of rock summits on the east side of Gordon Glacier in the Shackleton Range of Antarctica.
[1] Rocks in the Herbert Mountains include gneisses of migmatite and pyroxene-biotite, schists of garnet-kyanite and minor occurrences of quartzite, Marble and calc-silicates.
[2] Download coordinates as: Named geographical features on the 1983 United States Geological Survey map include:[3]
A series of steep cliffs near the north end of the central ridge of Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range.
Pyramid-shaped peak rising to 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) in the northwest part of the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range, q.v.
A nunatak 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Mount Absalom in the southwest end of the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range.
Rocks rising to c. 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) at the east side of the terminus of Schimper Glacier in the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range.
A narrow ridge 1 mile (1.6 km) long, rising to c. 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) at the southwest end of the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range.
In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named by the UK-APC in 1971 after Thomas F. Jamieson (1829-1913), Scottish geologist whose work on the ice-worn rocks of Scotland developed the true origin of glacial striae in 1862; originator of the theory of isostasy in 1865.
Rock cliffs 2 miles (3.2 km) east-southeast of Charpentier Pyramid, rising to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in the north part of Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range.
Rocky mountain, 915 metres (3,002 ft), at the junction of Gordon and Slessor Glaciers on the north side of the Shackleton Range.
A prominent elevated rock mass 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest SW of Charpentier Pyramid, rising to c. 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) on the west side of Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range.
A peak rising to c. 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) and surmounting the southeast rim of Bonney Bowl in the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range.