They are west-southwest of Lehrke Inlet, west-northwest of the Kvinge Peninsula, north of Mount Jackson, east of the Dyer Plateau and south of the Eland Mountains.
[1] The Welch Mountains were probably seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935 and their north extremities were sketched in 1936 by a British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) sledge party under John Rymill.
Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Donald H. Gatlin, United States Navy Reserve, navigator on LC-130 aerial photographic flights during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969.
A high peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of Mount Nordhill in the east ridge of the Welch Mountains.
Named by US-ACAN for Captain Harry G. Kosky, USCG, Commanding Officer of USCGC Westwind in the Antarctic Peninsula Ship Group during Operation Deep Freeze, 1971.
[9] Nearby features include Giannini Peak, Solem Ridge, Laine Hills.
A cluster of four mainly snow-covered hills that rise above the Dyer Plateau about 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) northwest of the Welch Mountains.
The snow-covered summit of a ridge located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east-northeast of Mount Gatlin.
Named by US-ACAN for James E. Curl, USARP glaciologist in the South Shetland Islands, 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74.
A peak 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) east-southeast of Mount Nordhill in the east part of Palmer Land.
Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Lynn D. Solem, United States Navy, Medical Officer at the South Pole Station, 1972.
[15] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.