The Čiurlionis Mountain (Russian: Гора Чурляниса) is a basalt mountain plateau by the Tikhaya Bay at the Hooker Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia.
In 1957, Aalenian deposits over the Upper Jurassic deposits were reported at the mountain.[1]
The memoirs of polar explorer and artist who saw the area when he was taking part in a 1913 polar expedition of Georgy Sedov say: "On the foggy days when we saw these headlands, they resembled the visions of the fantasy painter Čiurlionis". Latter writers attributed the naming to Pinegin. A member of another expedition to the area, Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Markin, published a photo in his book, from which it can be concluded that the inspiration was the painting Stillness by Čiurlionis.[2] [3] [4] Vyacheslav Markin suggests the name of the bay, "Tikhaya" ("Still, "Quiet") was inspired by the name of the painting.
Later the mountain was split into two objects: its plateau foothills were named Čiurlionis Plateau (плато Чюрлениса) and its iceberg-covered dome was called Čiurlionis Dome (купол Чюрлениса).[5]
The Russian-language name ("Гора Чурляниса", "Gora Churlyanisa") reflects the archaic Russian transliteration of the artist's name. During 1959-1961 the Čiurlionis Dome hosted a meteorological station (no. A-009) with the same name.[6]