Shenk Peak
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Shenk Peak is a sharp peak
standing 2,540 m high just southeast of Mount Kenyon
, between Gillespie Glacier
and LaPrade Valley
in the Cumulus Hills
. Named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
(1964–65) for John C. Shenk, who was a Texas Tech
graduate student and member of the expedition.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
standing 2,540 m high just southeast of Mount Kenyon
Mount Kenyon
Mount Kenyon is a mountain, 2,260 m, standing 1 nautical mile northwest of Shenk Peak in the north part of the Cumulus Hills. Named by F. Alton Wade, leader of the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition of United States Antarctic Research Program after Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, his Alma...
, between Gillespie Glacier
Gillespie Glacier
Gillespie Glacier is a small tributary glacier just southwest of Mount Kenyon, descending the west slopes of the Cumulus Hills to enter Shackleton Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lester F. Gillespie, United States Antarctic Research Program physicist at South Pole...
and LaPrade Valley
LaPrade Valley
LaPrade Valley is a valley in the Cumulus Hills with steep rock walls and ice-covered floor, about 3 nautical miles long, extending north to McGregor Glacier, just west of Rougier Hill. It was named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition for Kerby E. LaPrade, graduate student at Texas...
in the Cumulus Hills
Cumulus Hills
Cumulus Hills is a several groups of largely barren hills, divided by the Logie Glacier. They are bounded by Shackleton Glacier on the west, McGregor Glacier on the north and Zaneveld Glacier on the south. The exposed rock in this area was observed on a number of occasions to give rise to the...
. Named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
The Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition took place first from 1962/63 and then again from 1964/65. The expedition, led by F. Alton Wade, was sponsored by Texas Technological College...
(1964–65) for John C. Shenk, who was a Texas Tech
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
graduate student and member of the expedition.