Príncipe de Asturias Peak (, ; , ) is the peak rising to 4498 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and surmounting Branscomb Glacier to the west-northwest, Roché Glacier to the north and Tulaczyk Glacier to the southwest.
The peak is named for the Prince of Asturias in connection with the peak's first ascent made by the Spaniards Manuel Álvarez and on 23 January 1995.
Location Príncipe de Asturias Peak is located at , which is 3.32 km southwest of the summit Mount Vinson (4892 m), 1.32 km west of Silverstein Peak (4790 m), 5.1 km northeast of Brichebor Peak (2900 m), 7.68 km southeast of Knutzen Peak (3373 m) and 3.64 km south of Branscomb Peak (4520 m). US mapping in 1961, 1988 and 2007.
See also Mountains in Antarctica
Maps Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988. D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated
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References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission (in Bulgarian) Basic data (in English) Príncipe de Asturias Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links Príncipe de Asturias Peak. Copernix satellite image