Sumrall Peak

Sumrall Peak
Sumrall Peak
Highest point
Elevation 1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Coordinates 82°48′S 53°33′W / 82.800°S 53.550°W / -82.800; -53.550Coordinates: 82°48′S 53°33′W / 82.800°S 53.550°W / -82.800; -53.550 
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Cordiner Peaks

Sumrall Peak is a peak in Antarctica, 1,130 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Rosser Ridge in the Cordiner Peaks, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956-66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ens. William H. Sumrall, a U.S. Navy Reserve and an airplane pilot that was part of the Ellsworth Station winter party of 1957.

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


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