Sutley Peak

Sutley Peak (1,400 m or 4,600 ft) is a rock peak in Antarctica located just north of Wright Peak and 3 nautical miles (3.5 mi; 5.6 km) east-northeast of Miller Crag in the Jones Mountains. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party of 1960–61. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Robert M. Sutley of the U.S. Navy, an executive officer of Mobile Construction Battalion One on U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze in 1962.

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


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