Evans Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Evans Peak (78°17′S 85°58′W / 78.283°S 85.967°W / -78.283; -85.967Coordinates: 78°17′S 85°58′W / 78.283°S 85.967°W / -78.283; -85.967) is a prominent rock peak, 3,950 metres (12,960 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-northeast of Mount Ostenso in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It overlooks Rumyana Glacier to the north and Patton Glacier to the south. The peak was named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for John Evans, a geologist with the party.^[1]

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

References

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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