▁Ben ▁Ne vis ▁the ▁highest ▁mountain ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁Following ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁survey , ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Survey ▁team , ▁Mount ▁Hope ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁higher ▁than ▁previously ▁thought . ▁ ▁Names ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁named ▁Mount ▁Hope ▁by ▁Lincoln ▁Ell sw orth ▁during ▁his ▁fl ights ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁This ▁mountain ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁major ▁mountains ▁in ▁Ell sw orth ' s ▁E tern ity ▁Range ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁gave ▁the ▁names ▁Fa ith , ▁Hope , ▁and ▁Char ity . ▁ ▁The ▁November ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁the ▁mountain ▁was ▁survey ed ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁" Mount ▁W ake field " ▁by ▁J . R . ▁R ym ill ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Graham ▁Land ▁Ex ped ition . ▁The ▁feature ▁was ▁subsequently ▁photograph ed ▁from ▁the ▁air ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Service ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁R onne ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Research ▁Ex ped ition ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁A ▁careful ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁reports , ▁maps , ▁and ▁photograph s ▁of ▁these ▁exped itions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁additional ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁Dep endencies ▁Survey ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁Ell sw orth ' s ▁Mount ▁Hope ▁and