Pipe Peak
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Pipe Peak is a sharp peak
on a ridge, 1,720 m, rising 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Matney Peak
in the Founders Peaks
, Heritage Range
. So named by members of the University of Minnesota
Geological Party, 1963–64, because a pipe was left here after a visit to the area.
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...
on a ridge, 1,720 m, rising 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Matney Peak
Matney Peak
Matney Peak is a mostly ice-free peak, 1,810 m, near the middle of the line of peaks at the east side of Webster Glacier in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on...
in the Founders Peaks
Founders Peaks
Founders Peaks is a cluster of sharp peaks and ridges located just east of Founders Escarpment and between Minnesota and Gowan Glaciers, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Founders Peaks were mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66...
, Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
. So named by members of the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Geological Party, 1963–64, because a pipe was left here after a visit to the area.