| Bender Mountains | |
| Map: | Antarctica |
| Label: | Bender Mountains |
| Country Type: | Continent |
| Country: | Antarctica |
| Part Type: | Area |
| Part: | Marie Byrd Land |
The Bender Mountains are a small group of mountains southwest of the Berry Peaks, between the southeast edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Watson Escarpment.
The Bender Mountains were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and from United States Navy air photos, 1960–63.They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Leslie C. Bender, U.S. Navy, an aircraft commander at McMurdo Station, 1962–63 and 1963–64.}
The Bender Mountains are in a generally flat area south of the Ross Ice Shelf and west of the Reedy Glacier, which enters the ice shelf to the north of the mountains.They are south of the Watson Escarpment and east of the Harold Byrd Mountains, which in turn are east of the Leverett Glacier.Features of the mountains include Mount Fiedler and Mount Mahan. To the northeast are the Berry Peaks including Scallop Ridge and Gallaher Peak.McCaslin Nunatak is to the south.
Features in the region were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1960–63.
-85.55°N -181°W. One of the Bender Mountains, high, standing between the edge of Ross Ice Shelf and the Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Leonard G. Fiedler, electrician with the Byrd Station winter parties of 1960 and 1964.
-85.5333°N -144°W. Mountain high, standing east of Mount Fiedler in the Bender Mountains. Named by US-ACAN for Shirley F. Mahan, radioman with the Byrd Station winter party, 1960.
-85.4333°N -170°W. Small group of peaks south of the terminus of Reedy Glacier, between the southeast edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for William Berry, radioman, Byrd Station winter party of 1961.
-85.4333°N -139°W.An undulating ridge, long, forming the southwest portion of the Berry Peaks. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN. The name is descriptive of the curving outline of the ridge.
-85.45°N -156°W. One of the Berry Peaks, high, standing between the southeast edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN after James T. Gallaher, electrician with the Byrd Station winter party, 1958.
-85.6333°N -197°W. Isolated nunatak south of the west end of the Bender Mountains.Named by US-ACAN for James C. McCaslin, a member of the U.S. Army Aviation Unit which supported the USGS Topo East survey in 1962-63.