Oreshak Peak
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Oreshak Peak is the peak rising to 2800 m in the Bangey Heights
Bangey Heights
Bangey Heights are the heights rising to 2900 m in north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, extending 12 km in southwest-northeast direction and 10 km in northwest-southeast direction...

 of north-central 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...

 in 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...

, Antarctica. It is surmounting Patleyna Glacier
Patleyna Glacier
Patleyna Glacier is the 5.5 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated north of the upper course of Ellen Glacier...

 to the south-southwest and Embree Glacier
Embree Glacier
Embree Glacier is a 20 mi long glacier in the north-central part of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, draining the eastern slopes of Mount Hale, Mount Davis and Mount Bentley, the northeast slopes of Mount Anderson, and the northwestern slopes of Probuda Ridge, flowing north-northeastwards and...

 to the west and north.

The peak is named after the settlements of Oreshak in Northern
Oreshak
Oreshak is a village, situated in the middle part of the Balkan Mountains in Troyan Municipality, Lovech Province, Bulgaria. There is a famous ethnographic complex very close to the Troyan Monastery — one of the biggest monasteries in Bulgaria. In 2005, the village had a population of 2,306...

 and Northeastern
Oreshak, Varna Province
Oreshak is a village in Aksakovo Municipality in Varna Province, North-eastern Bulgaria. It is situated at about 11 kilometres to the north from Varna and at about 10 km from the Black sea. Most of the inhabitants are either local people, who lived there long time, or people from Varna, that get...

 Bulgaria.

Location

Oreshak Peak is located at 78°02′24"S 85°44′06"W, which is 1.75 km north-northwest of Golemani Peak
Golemani Peak
Golemani Peak is the peak rising to 2800 m in the Bangey Heights of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is surmounting Patleyna Glacier to the southwest....

, 6.86 km north-northeast of Mount Todd
Mount Todd
Mount Todd is a peak rising to 3,600 m at the north extremity of Probuda Ridge in north-central Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. It surmounts Embree Glacier to the west, Patleyna Glacier to the northeast and Ellen Glacier to the south-southeast.The peak was named in 1984 by the...

, 6.36 km east-southeast of Mount Goldthwait, 4.43 km southwest of Mount Schmid and 2.66 km west of Fucha Peak
Fucha Peak
Fucha Peak is the peak rising to 2600 m in the central part of Bangey Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica.The peak is named after the settlements of Mala Fucha and Golema Fucha in Western Bulgaria....

. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
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