Peristera Peak (, ) is the rocky peak rising to 2142 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in Owen Ridge, the southernmost portion of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It overlooks lower Nimitz Glacier to the southwest and upper Wessbecher Glacier to the northeast.
The peak is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Peristera in Southern Bulgaria.
Location Peristera Peak is located at , which is 3.67 km south-southeast of Mount Inderbitzen, 3.9 km west by north of Marze Peak in Petvar Heights, 3.1 km north of Lishness Peak, and 21.1 km east-northeast of Bergison Peak in Bastien Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.
See also Mountains in Antarctica
Maps Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988. 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 Peristera Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (in Bulgarian) Basic data (in English)
External links Peristera Peak. Copernix satellite image