A ridge top peak to the north of Mt Czgeka; at the summit amongst rock outcrops; a narrow craggy ridge with pockets of weathering debris
Altitude:
2025 m
Aspect:
Nil
Slope:
0 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GGC
GPS
No
Latitude Longitude DMS
86° 21' S 148° 37' W
86° 21' S 148° 30' W
Latitude Longitude DD
-86.350 -148.617
-86.350 -148.50
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.008 0.008
0.008 0.08
Locality
Scott Glacier region, southern Trans-antarctic Mountains at the southern end of the Watson Escarpment
Survey
US Geological Survey 1:250 000 1968, Mount Blackburn
Climate
Soil climate zone:
Inland Mountain
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-40
°C
Frozen ground depth:
0 cm
Frozen type:
Frozen comment:
Geology
Geological setting:
Coarse crystalline granitic rocks outcrop with ample evidence of rock weathering at these higher altitudes; occasional salt occurrances, some yellowish
Patterned ground:
Nil
Surface weathering or surface features:
Rock outcrop surfaces show marked oxidation and staining; exfoliation forms manly angular fragments; occasional salt efflorescences on rocks
Soil
Soil parent material:
Salt sample on rock
Previous disturbance:
Nil
Soil weathering stage:
6
Soil moisture status:
Some small snow pockets; probable brief liquid water on rock surfaces after snow fall and thaw
Biological activity:
Yellow crustose lichen (Lecanora griseomarginata, or Acarospora emergens) in cracks in the rock