Curtis Peak

Curtis Peak
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height	1695 m
location	Ellsworthland , West Antarctica
Mountains	Enterprise Hills , Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains
Coordinates	79 ° 56 ′ 19 ″ S , 82 ° 53 ′ 9 ″ W Coordinates: 79 ° 56 ′ 19 ″ S , 82 ° 53 ′ 9 ″ W
First ascent	January 22, 2007 by Robert M. Kewarth and Tim Hewette

The Curtis Peak is a 1,695 m high mountain in the West Antarctic Ellsworth Land . In the Enterprise Hills of the Heritage Range in the Ellsworth Mountains, it rises south-southeast of Chappell Peak at the northwest end of the Horseshoe Valley .

The United States Geological Survey mapped it using aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1961 to 1966. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2007 after the geologist Michael L. Curtis of the British Antarctic Survey . The first ascent was made by Robert M. Kewarth and Tim Hewette on January 22, 2007.

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