Observation Hill (McMurdo Station)

77°51′S 166°41′E / 77.85°S 166.69°E / -77.85; 166.69

Observation Hill is a steep 754-foot (230 m) hill adjacent to McMurdo Station in Antarctica and commonly called "Ob Hill". It is frequently climbed to get good viewing points across the continent. Regular clear skies give excellent visibility. A memorial at the top of the hill, erected in 1912, is an Antarctica Treaty historical site number HSM-20.

Observation Hill is a lava dome and one of many volcanoes comprising the Hut Point Peninsula.^[1]