Barnum Peak
2,940 m9,646 ft
Mountain · Queen Maud Mountains
Barnum Peak is a peak, 2,940 metres (9,650 ft) high, surmounting the east end of a prominent snow-covered rock divide near the head of Liv Glacier, just south of the mouth of LaVergne Glacier.
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At the summit · forecast for 5:00 AM
-36 °CCloudy · wind 14 km/h from the S
Weather at the summit of Barnum Peak, 2,940 m
- 5:00 AM-36 °CS 14 km/h–
- 8:00 AM-37 °CS 15 km/h–
- 11:00 AM-38 °CS 17 km/h–
- 2:00 PM-36 °CS 14 km/h–
- 5:00 PM-35 °CS 18 km/h–
- 8:00 PM-36 °CSW 24 km/h–
- 11:00 PM-34 °CSW 22 km/h–
- 2:00 AM-34 °CSW 19 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Fog | -34 °C / -38 °C | – | 24 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Light snow | -26 °C / -34 °C | 4.1 mm | 37 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Light snow | -26 °C / -28 °C | 6.6 mm | 35 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Snow | -25 °C / -27 °C | 4.2 mm | 8 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Cloudy | -25 °C / -26 °C | 1.3 mm | 7 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Cloudy | -26 °C / -29 °C | 0.2 mm | 4 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Cloudy | -28 °C / -30 °C | 1.4 mm | 10 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 01:17 AM UTC. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 2,940 m (9,646 ft)
- Range
- Queen Maud Mountains
- Coordinates
- 85.383°S 171.667°W
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Barnum Peak
Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
Barnum Peak is a peak, 2,940 metres (9,650 ft) high, surmounting the east end of a prominent snow-covered rock divide near the head of Liv Glacier, just south of the mouth of LaVergne Glacier. It was discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight to the South Pole in November 1929, and named by him for J.D. Barnum, publisher of the Syracuse Post-Standard and contributor to the expedition.
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Peaks near Barnum Peak
- Mount Fisher4,080 m · 32 km awayOn the map
- Jones Peak3,670 m · 34 km awayOn the map
- Gjelsvik Peak3,660 m · 34 km awayOn the map
- Shenk Peak2,540 m · 36 km awayOn the map
- Mount Fridtjof Nansen4,070 m · 37 km awayOn the map
- Mount Kenyon2,260 m · 38 km awayOn the map
- Mount Engelstad3,252 m · 39 km awayOn the map
- Mercik Peak1,425 m · 41 km awayOn the map
- Mount Wilhelm Christophersen3,389 m · 42 km awayOn the map
- Mount Smithson3,000 m · 43 km awayOn the map
Highest in the Queen Maud Mountains
- Mount Fridtjof Nansen4,070 mOn the map
- Crown Mountain3,830 mOn the map
- Mount Don Pedro Christophersen3,765 mOn the map
- Gjelsvik Peak3,660 mOn the map
- Mount Bowser3,655 mOn the map
- Mount Kendrick3,609 mOn the map
- Husky Heights3,580 mOn the map
- Mount Kristensen3,460 mOn the map
- Barnum Peak2,940 mOn the map