Petersen Peak
1,215 m3,986 ft
Mountain · Shackleton Range
Petersen Peak is a rock peak standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Morris Hills in the north-central part of Shackleton Range.
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At the summit · forecast for 4:00 AM
-24 °CClear · wind 9 km/h from the NE
Weather at the summit of Petersen Peak, 1,215 m
- 4:00 AM-24 °CNE 9 km/h–
- 7:00 AM-24 °CN 9 km/h–
- 10:00 AM-23 °CW 9 km/h–
- 1:00 PM-22 °CW 8 km/h–
- 4:00 PM-21 °CS 11 km/h–
- 7:00 PM-21 °CSW 13 km/h–
- 10:00 PM-21 °CS 15 km/h–
- 1:00 AM-21 °CS 16 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Clear | -20 °C / -24 °C | – | 15 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Clear | -18 °C / -21 °C | – | 37 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Clear | -18 °C / -20 °C | – | 47 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Clear | -18 °C / -20 °C | – | 28 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Mostly clear | -21 °C / -22 °C | – | 8 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Cloudy | -23 °C / -24 °C | 0.1 mm | 8 km/h |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Partly cloudy | -25 °C / -26 °C | – | 7 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 05:17 PM UTC. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 1,215 m (3,986 ft)
- Range
- Shackleton Range
- Coordinates
- 80.450°S 27.950°W
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Petersen Peak
Petersen Peak is a rock peak standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Morris Hills in the north-central part of Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Hans C. Petersen, the captain of the Danish ship Magga Dan which transported members of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to the Filchner Ice Shelf in 1956–57.
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Peaks near Petersen Peak
- Flat Top1,330 m · 7.8 km awayOn the map
- Butterfly Knoll900 m · 13 km awayOn the map
- Fuchs Dome1,525 m · 17 km awayOn the map
- Mount Etchells900 m · 20 km awayOn the map
- Mount Beney1,000 m · 21 km awayOn the map
- Mount Weston1,210 m · 23 km awayOn the map
- Honnywill Peak1,220 m · 23 km awayOn the map
- Trey Peaks1,180 m · 24 km awayOn the map
- Mount Skidmore865 m · 25 km awayOn the map
- Pratts Peak915 m · 26 km awayOn the map
Highest in the Shackleton Range
- Holmes Summit1,875 mOn the map
- Stephenson Bastion1,850 mOn the map
- Mount Dewar1,600 mOn the map
- Bergan Castle1,590 mOn the map
- Fuchs Dome1,525 mOn the map
- Mount Greenfield1,490 mOn the map
- Lindqvist Nunatak1,470 mOn the map
- Watts Needle1,450 mOn the map
- Petersen Peak1,215 mOn the map