Tusing Peak
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Tusing Peak is a snow-capped peak 2,650 meters high rising from the central portion of Mount Hartigan in the Executive Committee Range.
Discovery and name
The peak was mapped by the United States Geological Service using surveys and U.S. Navy trimetrogon photography collected during the years 1958-60. Tusing Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Allen D. Tusing, a meteorologist who served at Byrd Station during the 1959 research season.
Peerage title
On 13 April 2026, Grand Duke Travis bestowed the peerage title "Baron of Tusing" upon James J. Riff, the husband of the Baronetess of Rosmore. His Lordship's title is so-named in connection with this peak.