Celestial Peak

Celestial Peak (

69°33′S 158°3′E / 69.550°S 158.050°E / -69.550; 158.050Coordinates: 69°33′S 158°3′E / 69.550°S 158.050°E / -69.550; 158.050) is a granite peak, 1,280 metres (4,200 ft) high, 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Mount Blowaway in the Wilson Hills. It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey survey party, 1962–63, and named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963–64, which occupied the peak as a survey and . So named by NZGSAE because the party's first observations of celestial stars were made nearby.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Celestial Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)