Nelson Peak
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Nelson Peak is a peak
, 1,605 m, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge
and Brown Ridge
where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment
, in the Neptune Range
, Pensacola Mountains
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Willis H. Nelson, geologist with the Neptune Range field party, 1963-64.
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...
, 1,605 m, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge
Drury Ridge
Drury Ridge is a mainly snow-covered ridge, 9 nautical miles long, extending west from Nelson Peak in the Neptune Range, 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 David L...
and Brown Ridge
Brown Ridge
Brown Ridge is a bare rock ridge, long, extending north-northwest from Nelson Peak in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1955–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for...
where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment
Washington Escarpment
Washington Escarpment is the major west-facing escarpment of the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, extending some 50 miles and being the point of origin of a number of west-trending rock ridges. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66...
, in the Neptune Range
Neptune Range
The Neptune Range is a mountain range, long, lying WSW of Forrestal Range in the central part of the Pensacola Mountains in Antarctica. The range is composed of Washington Escarpment with its associated ridges, valleys and peaks, the Iroquois Plateau, and the Schmidt and Williams Hills...
, 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...
. Mapped by 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) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) for Willis H. Nelson, geologist with the Neptune Range field party, 1963-64.