Hollister Peak (Antarctica)
Hollister Peak is a 4,729 metres (15,515 ft) high, sharp peak in the central part of the ice-covered Vinson Plateau in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts th head of Roché Glacier to the north.
The peak was named by US-ACAN in 2006 after Charles Davis Hollister (1936–99), geologist, oceanographer and member of the 1966–67 American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition that made the first ascent of Mount Vinson, the summit of Antarctica, and other high mountains in the Sentinel Range.[1]
Location
Hollister Peak is located at 78°32′43″S 85°35′19″W / 78.54528°S 85.58861°W, which is 1.43 miles (2.30 km) south by east of Mount Vinson, 2.62 miles (4.22 km) west by south of Marts Peak and 1.53 miles (2.46 km) north of Opalchenie Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
See also
Maps
- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
External links
- Hollister Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Hollister Peak (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.