Murtaugh Peak

Murtaugh Peak

Murtaugh Peak (85°41′S 130°15′W / 85.683°S 130.25°W / -85.683; -130.25) is a sharp peak, 3,085 m, surmounting a ridge 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-northwest of Mount Minshew in the Wisconsin Range, Horlick Mountains. 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 John G. Murtaugh, geologist with the Ohio State University geological party to the Horlick Mountains, 1964-65.

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