Eyer Peak is the peak rising to 3358 metres (11,017.1 ft) in Probuda Ridge

Probuda Ridge

Probuda Ridge is the long and wide side ridge descending from Mount Anderson north-northeastwards towards Mount Todd in north-central Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The ridge features Eyer Peak , Mount Press and Mount Todd , and surmounts Embree Glacier to the west and...

, north-central Sentinel Range

Sentinel Range

The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...

 in Ellsworth Mountains

Ellsworth Mountains

The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...

, Antarctica. It is separated from the north-northeastern part of Probuda Ridge by the 2500 metres (8,202.1 ft) high Zvegor Saddle

Zvegor Saddle

Zvegor Saddle is the saddle of elevation 2500 m between Eyer Peak and Mount Press in Probuda Ridge, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains...

, and surmounts Embree Glacier

Embree Glacier

Embree Glacier is a 20 mi long glacier in the north-central part of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, draining the eastern slopes of Mount Hale, Mount Davis and Mount Bentley, the northeast slopes of Mount Anderson, and the northwestern slopes of Probuda Ridge, flowing north-northeastwards and...

 to the northwest and north, and Ellen Glacier

Ellen Glacier

The Ellen Glacier is an Antarctic glacier in central Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, draining the eastern slopes of Mount Anderson and Long Gables and flowing generally SE for 35 km to Barnes Ridge, where it leaves the range and enters the south flowing Rutford Ice Stream.First mapped by...

 to the southeast. First ascent by the Australian-Chilean team of Damien Gildea

Damien Gildea

Damien Gildea is an Australian mountaineer and Antarctic explorer who climbed extensively in Antarctica, Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan, Bolivia, Alaska, New Zealand and elsewhere...

 on 31 December 2006.

The peak is named after the Swiss Bulgarian

Bulgarians

The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...

 pedagogue Louis-Emil Eyer

Louis-Emil Eyer

Louis-Emil Eyer was a Swiss-Bulgarian sports pedagogue and public figure regarded as the founder of the sports movement in Bulgaria....

 (1865-1916), founder of the sports movement

Sport

A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...

 in Bulgaria.

Location

Eyer Peak is located at 78°09′18"S 85°59′45"W, which is 4.48 kilometres (2.8 mi) northeast of Mount Anderson

Mount Anderson (Antarctica)

Mount Anderson is a high mountain in the northern part of the Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. Probuda Ridge is trending northeast of the peak, and Ellen Glacier and Embree Glacier drain its eastern and northeastern slopes respectively...

, 4.25 kilometres (2.6 mi) east by south of Mount Bentley and 4.42 kilometres (2.7 mi) km south-southwest of Mount Press

Mount Press

Mount Press is a peak rising to 3,760 m in the north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is linked to Eyer Peak by Zvegor Saddle, and surmounts Embree Glacier to the north and Ellen Glacier to the southeast...

. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.