Mount Turcotte () is a rock
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 ...
2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) northwest of
Mount Tidd
Mount Tidd () is a prominent rock peak which is the highest summit in Pirrit Hills. The peak was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 10, 1958. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for ...
in the
Pirrit Hills
Pirrit Hills () is an isolated group of rocky peaks and nunataks about 7 nautical miles (13 km) in extent, lying southward of the Ellsworth Mountains, between the Heritage Range and Nash Hills. The feature was positioned by the U.S. Ellswo ...
. It was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 7, 1958, and was named for F. Thomas Turcotte, a seismologist with the party.
Mountains of Ellsworth Land
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