Mons Penck is a mountain promontory on the near side of the Moon. It lies just to the northeast of the crater Kant, to the north of Ibn-Rushd and the Rupes Altai scarp. Southeast of Mons Penck are the prominent craters Theophilus and Cyrillus.

Mons Penck
Apollo 16 image
Highest point
Elevation	9890 m (summit)
Listing	Lunar mountains
Coordinates	10°00′S 21°36′E / 10.0°S 21.6°E / -10.0; 21.6
Naming
Etymology	Named for Albrecht Penck
English translation	Penck Mountain
Language of name	Latin
Geography
Location	the Moon

The selenographic coordinates of this peak are 10.0° S, 21.6° E. It has a diameter of about 30 km at the base and climbs to an altitude of over 4 km (13,000 feet). It was named after Albrecht Penck (1858–1945), a German geographer and geologist.^[1]