Mawson Peak (Big Ben) map

Mawson Peak (Big Ben)

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2 745 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

2 745 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 2 745 m

Ultra

Mountains with prominence of 1 ⁠500 ⁠m / 4 ⁠921 ⁠ft or more.

Volcano

Most commonly a conical hill or mountain built around a vent that connects with reservoirs of molten rock below the surface of the Earth.

About

Mawson Peak is an active volcanic summit of the Big Ben massif on Heard Island, an external Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.

With an elevation of 2,745 metres (9,006 ft), it is the third highest peak in any state, territory or claimed territory of Australia, higher than the 2,228-metre (7,310 ft) Mount Kosciuszko, and surpassed only by the 3,490-metre (11,450 ft) Mount McClintock and the 3,355-metre (11,007 ft) Mount Menzies in the Australian Antarctic Territory. The Australian Antarctic Territory is a territorial claim unrecognised by most other countries, meaning that Mawson Peak is the highest mountain over which Australia has true sovereignty. The peak erupts fairly frequently, and as recently as May 2023. Mawson Peak is ranked the 30th of Earth's most topographically isolated summits.

By elevation Mawson Peak (Big Ben) is

# 1 out of 29 in Heard Island and McDonald Islands
# 1 out of 21731 in Australia
# 1 out of 29 in Heard and McDonald Islands World Heritage Area
# 1 out of 29 in Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve

By prominence Mawson Peak (Big Ben) is