Opalchenie Peak
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Opalchenie Peak (Bulgarian: връх Опълчение, romanized: vrah Opalchenie, IPA: [ˈvrɤx opɐɫˈt͡ʃɛniɛ]) is the peak rising to 4,503.5 metres (14,775 ft)[1] at the south extremity of the ice-covered Vinson Plateau, Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is of low topographic prominence, just 63 metres (207 ft),[1] with parent summit Fukushima Peak (4,634 metres (15,203 ft)). The feature has a partly ice-free summit and south slopes, where two parallel ridges descend steeply southwestwards with Donnellan Glacier flowing in between and Mount Slaughter rising on the more southerly ridge.[2] The northerly ridge was climbed up to the summit plateau by American Robert Anderson in November 1992, and subsequently used to establish a new route to Mount Vinson in 2003.[3][4] Opalchenie Peak overlooks Vinson Plateau on the north, Craddock Massif on the southeast and upper Nimitz Glacier area on the southwest.
Opalchenie Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,503.5 m (14,775 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 63 m (207 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 0.8 km (0.50 mi)[1] |
Coordinates | 78°34′02″S 85°34′53″W |
Geography | |
Location | Ellsworth Mountains |
Parent range | Sentinel Range |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Unclimbed |
Easiest route | Rock/ice climb |
The peak is named after the Bulgarian Volunteer Force in the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War and the Macedonian-Adrianople Volunteer Force in the 1912-1913 Balkan Wars, ‘opalchenie’ being the Bulgarian for ‘volunteer force’.[2]