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Patterson Peak (Antarctica)
Patterson Peak
is a
peak
, 1,610 m, standing at
the south
end of
Medina Peaks
, 4
nautical miles
northwest
of
Anderson Ridge
, in the
Queen Maud Mountains
of
Antarctica
. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey
from
ground
surveys and U.S.
Navy
air
photos
, 1960–64. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for
Clair
C. Patterson,
glaciologist
at
Byrd Station
,
summer
1965–66.