Castro Peak

Location of Hurd Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Castro Peak
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Castro Peak (Bulgarian: връх Кастро, ‘Vrah Castro’ \'vr&h 'ka-stro\) is a peak rising to 306 m on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island. Situated 750 m south-southwest of MacGregor Peaks and 1.87 km northeast of Binn Peak. Spanish early mapping in 1991. Named for Vicente Castro, mountain guide at Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base who took part in the first ascent of the peak during the 2003/04 season.

Coordinates: 62°42′19″S 60°23′54″W / 62.70528°S 60.39833°W

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.