[2][3] The mountain was mapped by Danish Arctic explorer Lauge Koch during his Cartographic Air Expedition of 1938.

With its rows of giant pillars, its glaciers snaking in heraldic designs at the foot, it bears witness to the two mighty powers that reign over Peary Land, the wind and the frost.

[5]Nordkrone is located in central Peary Land, to the south of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord, describing an arc to the east and northwest of the head of the Freja Fjord, around the Balder Glacier flowing from the south.

[8] The surface of Nordkrone is plateau-like with ridges attaining high elevations and an ice cap out of which flow many glaciers.

With a height of 1,737 metres (5,699 ft), Mt Wistar is the highest elevation of Peary Land to the south of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord.