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Casatelli Peak () is a
peak Peak or The Peak may refer to: Basic meanings Geology * Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics * Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...
east of
Pritchard Peak Pritchard Peak is a peak in Antarctica rising to over 1800m, 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Saburro Peak in the Doll Mountains, Britannia Range. Named after Colonel Marion Graham Pritchard, Jr., who served as Vice Commander and th ...
in the
Ravens Mountains Ravens Mountains () is a symmetrical group of mountains on the west side of Hughes Basin in Britannia Range, Antarctica The mountains are 12 nautical miles (22 km) long and rise to 2130 m in Doll Peak. Named after the 109th Airlift Wing of th ...
, Britannia Range. It rises to about at the end of the west ridge that descends from
Adams Crest Adams Crest is the summit, high, of an irregular V-shaped mountain east of Saburro Peak in the Ravens Mountains, Britannia Range in Antarctica. Named after Colonel Jonathan E. Adams who served as Commander of the 109 Airlift Wing during the ...
. It was named after Chief Master Sergeant Michael F. Casatelli who served with the
109th Airlift Wing The 109th Airlift Wing (109 AW) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady, New York. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility ...
as Medical Administration Supervisor during the transition of
LC-130 The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic. Ten are currently in service with the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard. Design and development T ...
operations from the
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to the
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