Windy Peak
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Windy Peak is a prominent peak
, 1,910 m, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the south end of Reuther Nunataks
in the Founders Peaks
, Heritage Range
. So named by the University of Minnesota
Geological Party, 1963–64, because high velocity winds were present here whenever the peak was visited.
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...
, 1,910 m, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the south end of Reuther Nunataks
Reuther Nunataks
Reuther Nunataks is a ridgelike line of nunataks 4 nautical miles long, located 3 nautical miles west of Landmark Peak in the Founders Peaks, Heritage Range. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for Charles J...
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 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 high velocity winds were present here whenever the peak was visited.