Helmet Peak, Livingston Island
| Helmet Peak | |
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Helmet Peak from Lyaskovets Peak
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,254 m (4,114 ft) |
| Coordinates | 62°39′S 60°01′W / 62.650°S 60.017°WCoordinates: 62°39′S 60°01′W / 62.650°S 60.017°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Tangra Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | unclimbed |
Helmet Peak is a conspicuous peak rising to 1,254 metres (4,114 ft) in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica just southward of the mouth of Huron Glacier. It is bounded by Devnya Valley to the west, Iskar Glacier to the northeast, and Magura Glacier to the southeast, and has precipitous west and east slopes. It was named by Discovery Investigations personnel during the period 1926–32.
The peak is located at (62°40′11″S 60°03′15″W / 62.66972°S 60.05417°W) which is 2.15 km northeast of Great Needle Peak, 1.66 km east-southeast of Tutrakan Peak, 1.39 km south of Intuition Peak, 1.17 km west of Plovdiv Peak and 2.8 km north of Radichkov Peak.
Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Helmet Peak and Devnya Valley from Zemen Knoll, with Vitosha Saddle in the background and Zlatograd Rock in the foreground
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