Aughenbaugh Peak is a sharp peak

Summit (topography)

In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...

 in Antarctica, rising to over 1800 metres (5,905.5 ft). It stands 0.7 miles (1.1 km) northeast of Neuburg Peak

Neuburg Peak

Neuburg Peak is a jagged rock peak, 1,840 m, rising 2.5 nautical miles east of Walker Peak in the southwest part of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for...

 in southwest Dufek Massif

Dufek Massif

Dufek Massif is a range of peaks in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica, centered at . It covers and its highest point is England Peak . It is named for Rear Admiral George J. Dufek who participated in the exploration of the Antarctic in the mid-twentieth century. Dufek Coast, Dufek Head, and...

, Pensacola Mountains

Pensacola Mountains

The Pensacola Mountains are a large group of mountain ranges and peaks in Antarctica, extending 450 km in a NE-SW direction, comprising the Argentina Range, Forrestal Range, Dufek Massif, Cordiner Peaks, Neptune Range, Patuxent Range, Rambo Nunataks and Pecora Escarpment...

. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 for Nolan B. Aughenbaugh

Nolan B. Aughenbaugh

Nolan B. Aughenbaugh is an American Professor Emeritus of Geological Engineering. He teaches at University of Mississippi.-Biography:...

, glaciologist at Ellsworth Station

Ellsworth Station

The Ellsworth Station was an Antarctic base established by the United States during the 1957 International Geophysical Year. The base was soon handed over to Argentina and subsequently abandoned and covered with ice in 1962.-History:...

, a member of the first party to visit Dufek Massif, in December 1957.