Rumdoodle Peak

Rumdoodle Peak
Rumdoodle Peak with the small green hut
visible at the base, to the left of centre
Highest point
Elevation875 m (2,871 ft)
Coordinates67°46′17.1″S 62°49′48.7″E / 67.771417°S 62.830194°E / -67.771417; 62.830194
Geography
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LocationMac. Robertson Land
Antarctica
Parent rangeNorth Masson Range
Rumdoodle Ski Landing Area
Summary
Airport typePrivate
LocationMawson Station
Time zone(+5)
Elevation AMSL1,605 ft / 489 m
Coordinates67°44′58″S 62°45′56″E / 67.749521°S 62.76545°E / -67.749521; 62.76545
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Rumdoodle Ski Landing Area is located in Antarctica
Rumdoodle Ski Landing Area
Rumdoodle Ski Landing Area
Location of airfield in Antarctica
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 1,320 402 Ice

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.

Rumdoodle Hut

There is a small hut at the base (altitude 498m ASL), sleeping 5 people, and two permanently frozen lakes alongside, named Rumdoodle Lake and Lassitude Lake. 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]

Rumdoodle Ski Landing Area

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.[3]

Rumdoodle SLA has been in use since the 1950s. The glacial surface is subject to wind scouring, melt, snow accumulation and ablation, and requires annual inspection and preparation prior to use.[4] It is accessible from Mawson by Hägglunds ground vehicles.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rumdoodle Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Rumdoodle Hut a ‘must visit’ destination, Australian Antarctic Division. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Intracontinental ski landing area locations, Australian Antarctic Division. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ This week at Mawson: 3 February 2012, Australian Antarctic Division. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
The North Masson range viewed from offshore, with Mawson Station visible in the foreground
The North Masson range viewed from offshore, with Mawson Station visible in the foreground