Rumdoodle Peak, elevation 875 m ASL, is a small but prominent mountain in the north-western part of the North Masson Range of the Framnes Mountains in Antarctica, near Mawson Station.
It was named, around 1960, after the previously fictitious peak featured in the comic novel The Ascent of Rum Doodle by William Ernest Bowman.
Located 20 km (12 mi) south of Mawson Station, Rumdoodle Hut was established in 1960; since then it has been severely damaged by blizzards and rebuilt several times, most recently in 2019.
[2] In late summer when sea ice conditions are unfavourable and the ski landing area (SLA) adjacent to Mawson can no longer be used, air transport operations are moved to Rumdoodle SLA, a field camp on the inland ice plateau 10 km from Mawson.
The glacial surface is subject to wind scouring, melt, snow accumulation and ablation, and requires annual inspection and preparation prior to use.