Blizzard Peak () is, at , the highest
peak in the
Marshall Mountains,
Queen Alexandra Range, standing northwest of
Mount Marshall and southeast of
Blizzard Heights
The Marshall Mountains () are a group of mountains overlooking Beardmore Glacier in the Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica. They are bounded on the north by Berwick Glacier, and on the south by Swinford Glacier. The mountains were discovered by the ...
, from which they are separated by a broad snow
col It was so named by the Northern Party of the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) because a blizzard prevented them from reaching it for several days.
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*Lindsay Peak
The Marshall Mountains () are a group of mountains overlooking Beardmore Glacier in the Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica. They are bounded on the north by Berwick Glacier, and on the south by Swinford Glacier. The mountains were discovered by the ...
, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-northwest of Blizzard Peak
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Mountains of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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