The Payer Mountains () is a group of scattered mountains extending north-south for about , standing east of the Weyprecht Mountains and forming the eastern half of the Hoel Mountains in central Queen Maud Land.
They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for Julius Payer, Austrian polar explorer, who in company with Karl Weyprecht discovered Franz Josef Land in 1873.USGS GNIS: Payer Mountains
See also List of mountains of Queen Maud Land Veterok Rock
References
External links United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)