TheHillary Montes/ˈhɪləriˈmɒntiːz/ or/ˈmɒnteɪz/ (less officially,Hillary Mountains) are a mountain range that reach 3.5 km (2.2 mi; 11,000 ft) above the surface of thedwarf planetPluto.[1] They are located northwest ofTenzing Montes in the southwest border area ofSputnik Planitia in the south ofTombaugh Regio (or the part of Tombaugh Regio south of the equator).[2][3] The Hillary Montes were first viewed by theNew Horizons spacecraft on 14 July 2015, and announced byNASA on 24 July 2015.[4]
^abcSchenk, P. M.; Beyer, R. A.; McKinnon, W. B.; Moore, J. M.; Spencer, J. R.; White, O. L.; Singer, K.; Nimmo, F.; Thomason, C.; Lauer, T. R.; Robbins, S.; Umurhan, O. M.; Grundy, W. M.; Stern, S. A.; Weaver, H. A.; Young, L. A.; Smith, K. E.; Olkin, C. (2018). "Basins, fractures and volcanoes: Global cartography and topography of Pluto from New Horizons".Icarus.314:400–433.Bibcode:2018Icar..314..400S.doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.06.008.S2CID126273376.
