Fierle Peak

Fierle Peak (83°25′S 50°58′W / 83.417°S 50.967°W / -83.417; -50.967Coordinates: 83°25′S 50°58′W / 83.417°S 50.967°W / -83.417; -50.967) is a sharp peak, 1,960 metres (6,430 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-southeast of Dyrdal Peak at the southern extremity of Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys conducted by U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66. It inherits its namesake from the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gerard R. Fierle, a meteorologist at Ellsworth Station during the winter of 1957.^[1]

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