Simon Peak () is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

rising to about 1,000 m on the west side of the

Havre Mountains The Havre Mountains () are a large group of mountains forming the northwestern extremity of Alexander Island, Antarctica, extending in an east–west direction between Cape Vostok and the Russian Gap. They were first seen in 1821 by a Russian ex ...

, situated in the northwest portion of

Alexander Island Alexander Island, which is also known as Alexander I Island, Alexander I Land, Alexander Land, Alexander I Archipelago, and Zemlja Alexandra I, is the largest island of Antarctica. It lies in the Bellingshausen Sea west of Palmer Land, Antarc ...

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...

. The peak lies northeast of

Umber Island Umber Island () is a rocky island, 2.4 km (1.5 miles) long, lying southwest of Kamhi Point and 10 km (6 miles) northwest of Dint Island lying within Lazarev Bay, off the west side of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The island was map ...

, an island situated in

Lazarev Bay Lazarev Bay is a rectangular bay, long and wide, which separates Alexander Island from Rothschild Island and is bounded on the south side by the Wilkins Ice Shelf, which joins the east portion of Rothschild Island and the west portion of Alexan ...

off the west coast of Alexander Island. It is situated 9.9 km east-southeast of Buneva Point, 6.4 km northeast of

Kamhi Point Kamhi Point ( bg, нос Камхи, ‘Nos Kamhi’ \'nos kam-'hi\) is the sharp rocky point on the northwest coast of Alexander Island in Antarctica projecting 450 m westwards into Lazarev Bay south of the terminus of Oselna Glacier. Th ...

, 14.65 km west of Mount Pontida and 6.15 km north-northeast of

Gazey Nunatak Gazey Nunatak ( bg, нунатак Газей, ‘Nunatak Gazey’ \'nu-na-tak ga-'zey\) is the partly ice-covered ridge extending 2.9 km in north-south direction and 830 m wide, with a central height rising to 770 m and northern o ...

, and surmounts

Pipkov Glacier Pipkov Glacier ( bg, Пипков ледник, Pipkov lednik, ) is the 11 km long in east-northeast to west-southwest direction and 3.2 km wide glacier on the west side of Havre Mountains in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. The ...

to the north and Oselna Glacier to the southwest. Possibly sighted by FAE, 1908–10, in January 1909; surveyed by

British Antarctic Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...

in 1975–76. Named after Alec Edward Simon, British Antarctic Survey aircraft mechanic, who worked on nearby

Adelaide Island Adelaide Island is a large, mainly ice-covered island, long and wide, lying at the north side of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Ginger Islands lie off the southern end. Mount Bodys is the easternmost mount ...

during the summers of years 1972 to 1976.

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