May Peak

May Peak

May Peak (85°57′S 132°23′W / 85.95°S 132.383°W / -85.95; -132.383) is a pyramidal peak rising over 2,200 m at the west side of Reedy Glacier, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Stich Peak in the Quartz Hills of East Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Robert L. May, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot at McMurdo Station, 1962-63.

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