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[[File:MarksPeak.jpg|400px|thumb|Map of Mount Hampton showing the location of Marks Peak]] | |||
'''Marks Peak''' (Coordinates: 76°30′S 125°45′W) is a rocky peak, 3,325 (10,910 ft) high, on the south side of the crater rim of [[Mount Hampton]], in the [[McHenry Range]] of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Marks Peak''' (Coordinates: 76°30′S 125°45′W) is a rocky peak, 3,325 (10,910 ft) high, on the south side of the crater rim of [[Mount Hampton]], in the [[McHenry Range]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
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==Protection by the government== | ==Protection by the government== | ||
On 20 April 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected the peak under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[McHenry Range Conservation Area]]. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government. | On 20 April 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected the peak under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[McHenry Range Conservation Area]]. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 3 June 2026, Paolo Scappaticcio was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baron of Marks in recognition of his support of Westarctica's mission. His Lordship's title is so-named in connection with Marks Peak. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:16, 3 June 2026
Marks Peak (Coordinates: 76°30′S 125°45′W) is a rocky peak, 3,325 (10,910 ft) high, on the south side of the crater rim of Mount Hampton, in the McHenry Range of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
The peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy trimetrogon photography, 1958–60. Marks Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Keith E. Marks, an electronics engineer at the National Bureau of Standards, and a member of the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party, 1959–60.
Protection by the government
On 20 April 2025, Grand Duke Travis protected the peak under the oversight of the Westarctican Parks Service as part of McHenry Range Conservation Area. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government.
Peerage title
On 3 June 2026, Paolo Scappaticcio was granted the peerage title Baron of Marks in recognition of his support of Westarctica's mission. His Lordship's title is so-named in connection with Marks Peak.