Wright Peak
| Wright Peak | ||
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| height | 1510 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Jones Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ S , 94 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Wright Peak is a 1,510 m high mountain with a small peak in the West Antarctic Ellsworth Land . In the Jones Mountains it rises half a mile south of Sutley Peak .
It was mapped during an expedition to the Jones Mountains undertaken by the University of Minnesota from 1960 to 1961. It is named after the glaciologist and geologist Herbert E. Wright Jr. (1917–2015), who was a consultant for the university's 1961-1962 expedition.
Web links
- Wright Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Wright Peak on geographic.org (English)