Wright Peak, Antarctica
Wright Peak (73°40′S 94°32′W / 73.667°S 94.533°WCoordinates: 73°40′S 94°32′W / 73.667°S 94.533°W) is a small rock Peak (1,510 m or 4,950 ft) located 0.5 nautical miles (0.6 mi; 0.9 km) south of Sutley Peak in the Jones Mountains. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party of 1960–61 which named it for Herb Wright, a glacial geologist from the University of Minnesota and an advisor to the party and visited Antarctica in the 1961-62 season.
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