Nelson Peak () is a peak in Antarctica, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range,

Pensacola Mountains The Pensacola Mountains are a large group of mountain ranges of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Queen Elizabeth Land region of Antarctica. Geography They extend 450 km (280 mi) in a NE-SW direction. Subranges of the ...

Exploration and name

Nelson Peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs from 1956 to 1966. It was named by the United States

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

(US-ACAN) for Willis H. Nelson, a geologist with the Neptune Range field party of 1963–64.

Location

Nelson Peak is towards the center of the Washington Escarpment, west of the

Iroquois Plateau Iroquois Plateau () is a large, mainly ice-covered plateau situated east of the southern part of the Washington Escarpment in the Pensacola Mountains of Edith Ronne Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from survey ...

and east of the

Roderick Valley Schmidt Hills () is a group of rock hills, long, lying north of Childs Glacier and west of Roderick Valley in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Schmidt Hills were mapped by the United States Geolog ...

. It is north of

Mount Dover Mount Dover () is a mountain in Antarctica, high, surmounting the southeast end of Gale Ridge where the ridge abuts the Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Exploration and name Mount Dover was mapped by the Un ...

and south of

Mount Moffat Mount Moffat is a mountain, high, standing northeast of Mount Ege in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966, and was name ...

. The Drury Ridge extends west from Nelson Peak, separated by the Miller Valley from Brown Ridge, which extends north from the peak. Hannah Ridge is just north of Brown Ridge.

Nearby features

Drury Ridge

. A mainly snow-covered ridge, long, extending west from Nelson Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for David L. Drury, meteorologist at Ellsworth Station summer 1959-60, winter 1961.

Miller Valley

. A small ice-free valley between Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Donald R. Miller, LC-47 pilot with United States Navy Squadron VX-6, who flew logistical support for the Neptune Range field party, 1963-64.

Brown Ridge

. A bare rock ridge, long, extending north-northwest from Nelson Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-66. Named by US-ACAN for Robert D. Brown, geologist with the Patuxent Range field party, 1962-63.

Hannah Ridge

. A narrow, arc-shaped rock ridge, long, extending westward from Washington Escarpment just north of Brown Ridge. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Edward L. Hannah, aviation structural mechanic at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.

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