Red Buttress Peak

Red Buttress Peak (

76°49′S 162°21′E / 76.817°S 162.350°E / -76.817; 162.350Coordinates: 76°49′S 162°21′E / 76.817°S 162.350°E / -76.817; 162.350) is a rock peak, 1,060 m, surmounting the bold rock mass between the lower Benson and Hunt Glaciers in Victoria Land. Its east face is an immense cliff of red granite. Mapped and given this descriptive name by the 1957 of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956–58.

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