Mount Hoffman (81°19′S 85°15′W / 81.317°S 85.250°W / -81.317; -85.250) is a distinctive rock peak 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) south-southwest of Mount Tidd, in the southern flank of the Pirrit Hills of Antarctica. The peak was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth–Byrd Traverse Party on December 7, 1958, and was named for Daniel Hoffman, a mechanic with the traverse party.
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- "Hoffman, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Hoffman, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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