Bracken 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...

, 1240 metres (4,068.2 ft) high, standing south of the terminus of Newcomer Glacier

Newcomer Glacier

Newcomer Glacier is a glacier 20 nautical miles long transecting the north part of the Sentinel Range, flowing southeast from the vicinity of Allen Peak and then east to where it leaves the range north of Bracken Peak. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Loyd E....

 and 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Mount Malone

Mount Malone

Mount Malone is a mountain located 8 nautical miles east of Mount Barden in the north part of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain...

, on the east side of the Sentinel Range

Sentinel Range

The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...

, Ellsworth Mountains

Ellsworth Mountains

The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...

. It was first 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 air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6

VX-6

Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...

 on photographic flights of December 14–15, 1959, 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 H.C. Bracken, plane captain of the airplane on these flights.