Mount Simmons (80°22′S 81°45′W / 80.367°S 81.750°W) is a mountain, 1,590 m, forming the north end of the Independence Hills, in the Heritage Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for aviation electronics technician Richard S. Simmons, U.S. Navy, an air crewman on LC-47 aircraft who perished in a crash on the Ross Ice Shelf on February 2, 1966.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Simmons". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.