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to the southeast. Mount Allsup is at its southern tip, at the southwest end of the Canopy Cliffs, which face the Law
Glacier. Mount Ropar is at the northeast end of the Canopy Cliffs. The Sandford Cliffs extend along the west side of the plateau, facing the Marsh Glacier. Mount Wyman stands west of
525:. A rounded, mainly ice-covered mountain rising above the Peletier Plateau 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest of Mount Ropar. The name given by US-ACAN is descriptive of the semicircular bands of snow on the south side of the mountain.
331:. A rock peak, 2,580 metres (8,460 ft) high, marking the southwest limits of the Canopy Cliffs. Named by US-ACAN for Clifford C. Allsup, Aviation Machinist's Mate, United States Navy, who was injured during Operation Deep Freeze II, 1956-57.
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487:. A mountain, 2,665 metres (8,743 ft) high, at the end of the rock spur running west from the Sandford Cliffs. Named by US-ACAN for Carl O. Wyman, ionospheric scientist at Little America V, 1957.
411:. A mountain, 2,420 metres (7,940 ft) high, at the east extremity of the Canopy Cliffs. Named by US-ACAN for Nicholas J. Ropar, Jr., Weather Central meteorologist at Little America V, 1958.
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