Chang Peak

Chang Peak (77°4′S 126°38′W) is a snow-covered subsidiary peak, 2,920 meters (9,580 ft) high, on the northeastern slope of Mount Waesche, in the McHenry Range.

Discovery and name

The peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy trimetrogon photography collected during the years 1958–60. Chang Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Feng-Keng (Frank) Chang, a Traverse Seismologist at Byrd Station in 1959, and a member of the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party that explored this area during the 1959–60 research season.

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 Zone. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government.