Mons La Hire

Mons La Hire is a solitary lunar mountain in the western Mare Imbrium.

The mountain base has a shape roughly like an arrow head, with the point oriented toward the west-northwest.

This feature was named after Philippe de La Hire, a French mathematician and astronomer.

Felix and Verne are located to the south of the peak, while the remainder are grouped to the north and northeast.

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Mons La Hire.

Oblique view from Apollo 17
Charles (upper left corner), Mavis (below Charles), and Annegrit (lower right corner), north of Mons La Hire. The largest crater at bottom center is unnamed.