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	==Mountain climbing==		==Mountain climbing==
	Richmond Peak has an ultra prominent peak and is rated as one of the top 40 mountains in Antarctica with a primary factor which is desirable for mountain climbers seeking a challenge. The primary factor of a mountain is the minimal vertical drop from its summit before one can ascend a higher peak.		Richmond Peak has an ultra prominent peak and is rated as one of the top 40 mountains in Antarctica with a primary factor which is desirable for mountain climbers seeking a challenge. The primary factor of a mountain is the minimal vertical drop from its summit before one can ascend a higher peak.

			==Peerage title==
			On 23 June 2025, Matthew Charles Stock was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Baron of Richmond in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]. His Lordship's title was named for Richmond Peak.

	[[Category: Mountains]]		[[Category: Mountains]]

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[[File:Richmond Peak.jpg|400px|thumb|Map of the Toney Mountain Range showing Richmond Peak in the center]]
'''Richmond Peak''' (75°48′S 115°49′W) is the central and culminating peak of the [[Toney Mountain]] massif. It is 3,595 meters (11,795 ft) high.

==Discovery and name==
The peak and surrounding area was mapped by USGS from ground surveys and [[United States Navy]] air photos collected from 1959–71. Richmond Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Addison E. Richmond Jr., of the United States Dept. of State, who served as Chairman of the Interagency Committee on Antarctica, from 1971–72.

==Mountain climbing==
Richmond Peak has an ultra prominent peak and is rated as one of the top 40 mountains in Antarctica with a primary factor which is desirable for mountain climbers seeking a challenge. The primary factor of a mountain is the minimal vertical drop from its summit before one can ascend a higher peak.

[[Category: Mountains]]

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