Rumdoodle Peak

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title: "Rumdoodle Peak" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-mac.-robertson-land"] description: "Airport near Mawson Station, Antarctica" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-mac-robertson-land" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumdoodle_Peak" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Airport near Mawson Station, Antarctica ::

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Field	Value
name	Rumdoodle Peak
photo	Rumdoodle Peak & Hut-PJS-6333.jpg
photo_caption	Rumdoodle Peak with the small green hut
visible at the base, to the left of centre
elevation_m	875
location	Mac. Robertson Land
Antarctica
range	North Masson Range
coordinates
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Rumdoodle Peak, at elevation of 875 m, is a small but prominent mountain in the north-western part of the North Masson Range of the Framnes Mountains in Antarctica, near Mawson Station.

It was named, around 1960, after the previously fictitious peak featured in the comic novel The Ascent of Rum Doodle by William Ernest Bowman.

Rumdoodle Hut

There is a small hut at the base (elevation of 498m), sleeping 5 people, and two permanently frozen lakes alongside, named Rumdoodle Lake and Lassitude Lake. Located 20 km south of Mawson Station, Rumdoodle Hut was established in 1960; since then it has been severely damaged by blizzards and rebuilt several times, most recently in 2019. Rumdoodle Hut a ‘must visit’ destination, Australian Antarctic Division. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

Rumdoodle Ski Landing Area

In late summer when sea ice conditions are unfavourable and the ski landing area (SLA) adjacent to Mawson can no longer be used, air transport operations are moved to Rumdoodle SLA, a field camp on the inland ice plateau 10 km from Mawson.

Rumdoodle SLA has been in use since the 1950s. The glacial surface is subject to wind scouring, melt, snow accumulation and ablation, and requires annual inspection and preparation prior to use. It is accessible from Mawson by Hägglunds ground vehicles.

References

References

1. "Rumdoodle Skiway".
2. [https://www.antarctica.gov.au/antarctic-operations/travel-and-logistics/aviation/intracontinental-operations/ski-landing-area-locations/ Intracontinental ski landing area locations], [[Australian Antarctic Division]]. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
3. [https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/stations/mawson/2012/this-week-at-mawson-3-february-2012/ This week at Mawson: 3 February 2012], [[Australian Antarctic Division]]. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

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