Purgatory Peak

Purgatory Peak (77°21′S 162°18′E / 77.350°S 162.300°E / -77.350; 162.300Coordinates: 77°21′S 162°18′E / 77.350°S 162.300°E / -77.350; 162.300) is a peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Pond peak in the Saint Johns Range of Victoria Land. So named by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956–58, because of the extremely trying weather and surface conditions encountered while traveling toward and surveying from this peak.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Purgatory Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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