Simmonds Peak

Simmonds Peak is a 1,940 metres (6,360 ft) tall rock peak standing 4 miles (6 km) south of Mount Dort on the east side of Amundsen Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. It was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Willard I. Simmonds, biologist, McMurdo Station winter party, 1964.

This article is about Simmonds Peak. For Simmons Peak in Yosemite, see Simmons Peak (Tuolumne Meadows).
Simmonds Peak
Simmonds Peak
Location in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation1,940 metres (6,360 ft)
Coordinates85°58′S 158°32′W 
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeQueen Maud Mountains

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Simmonds Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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