King Peak is a rock peak (2,200 m) surmounting the east extremity of the Bermel Escarpment

Bermel Escarpment

Bermel Escarpment is a snow and rock escarpment, long, extending from the base of Ford Massif to King Peak, in the Thiel Mountains. The escarpment drops from the polar plateau to the ice surface north of these mountains. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Peter F....

, 1.5 miles westnorthwest of Mount Powell

Mount Powell

Mount Powell may refer to one of the following:*One of five mountain peaks in the United States:**Mount Powell **Mount Powell - highest summit of the Gore Range...

, in the east part of the Thiel Mountains

Thiel Mountains

The Thiel Mountains are an isolated, mainly snow-capped mountain range in Antarctica which are long. The mountains are located roughly between the Horlick Mountains and the Pensacola Mountains, and extend from Moulton Escarpment on the west to Nolan Pillar on the east. Major components include...

. The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur Ford

Arthur Ford

Arthur Ford was an American psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient and in 1955 founded the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship.- Biographical problems :...

, co-leaders of 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,...

 (USGS) Thiel Mountains party which surveyed these mountains in 1960-61. It was named for Clarence King

Clarence King

Clarence R. King was an American geologist, mountaineer, and art critic. First director of the United States Geological Survey, from 1879 to 1881, King was noted for his exploration of the Sierra Nevada. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island.-Career:...

, the first director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1879-81. Other peaks in the vicinity are named for subsequent directors of the USGS.