Another "Disappointment"

Mount Disappointment

Located in Melbourne, Australia, I'll let Wikipedia divulge the story behind the name:

After making the arduous climb to the summit, Australian explorers Hume and Hovell hoped to view the distant Port Phillip Bay. Unfortunately, the mountain's many trees prevented this, and consequently they recorded their feelings in the name they chose for the mountain.

However, they did eventually find gold in the mountain, and there was a fairly successful lumber harvesting operation on the mountain until 1939.

Then three people died in a plane crash.

Thanks a lot, Mt. Disappointment. 

Bonus Disappointment!

Looks like there's another mountain with this unfortunate moniker in Los Angeles County, California. Here's how it got its name:

In 1894, USGS surveyors sighted it from the Santa Susana Mountains, believing it to be the highest point in the immediate area, decided to use it as their next triangulation point. When they reached the summit, however, they discovered that San Gabriel Peak half a mile to the east was 167 feet (51 m) higher and so moved there instead.

These discoveries have sparked an interest in all things named under unfortunate circumstances. I expect the search to be underwhelming.

(What's even more disappointing is that I couldn't find a good picture of the mountain in Australia...)

-JJ