Barnum Peak is a 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...

, 2940 metres (9,645.7 ft) high, surmounting the east end of a prominent snow-covered rock divide near the head of Liv Glacier

Liv Glacier

Liv Glacier is a steep valley glacier, long, emerging from the Antarctic Plateau just southeast of Barnum Peak and draining north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Mayer Crags and Duncan Mountains. Discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen, who named it for the daughter...

, just south of the mouth of LaVergne Glacier

LaVergne Glacier

LaVergne Glacier is a tributary glacier about 7 nautical miles long, flowing east along the south slopes of Seabee Heights to enter Liv Glacier close southwest of McKinley Nunatak. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander Cornelius B. de LaVergne, Deputy...

. It was discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight to the South Pole

South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...

 in November 1929, and named by him for J.D. Barnum, publisher of the Syracuse Post-Standard

Syracuse Post-Standard

The Post-Standard is the major daily newspaper servicing the greater Syracuse, New York, metro area. Affiliated with Syracuse.com, it is owned by Advance Publications. The Post-Standard features regular political commentary from Sean Kirst and local commentary by Dick Case. It is home-delivered in...

and contributor to the expedition.