Jones Peak

Jones Peak (85°5′S 172°0′W / 85.083°S 172.000°W / -85.083; -172.000Coordinates: 85°5′S 172°0′W / 85.083°S 172.000°W / -85.083; -172.000) is a mainly ice-free peak, 3,670 metres (12,040 ft) high, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-northwest of Mount Fisher at the head of DeGanahl Glacier, in the Prince Olav Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John M. Jones, Program Officer of the Committee on Polar Research, National Academy of Sciences, 1957–1963.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Jones Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).