Escalade Peak
| Escalade Peak | ||
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| height | 2035 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Van Allen Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 159 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Escalade Peak (English for climbing peak ) is a striking and 2035 m high mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It rises 13 km east of the southern end of the Boomerang Range in the Van Allen Range of the Transantarctic Mountains .
The New Zealand crew of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) made the name. It is named after vertical rock surfaces that, like steps on a staircase, offer a path to the top of the mountain.
Web links
- Escalade Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Escalade Peak on geographic.org (English)