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-'''McKinley Peak''' (located at 77°54' S, 148° 10' W) is a peak standing 15 nautical miles west of [[Hershey Ridge]] at the south end of the [[Ford Ranges]] in Westarctica. It was discovered on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] flight of December 5, 1929, and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for Grace McKinley, wife of Captain Ashley C. McKinley, aerial photographer and third-in-command of the expedition.
+'''McKinley Peak''' (77°54'S 148°10'W) is a peak standing 15 nautical miles west of [[Hershey Ridge]] at the south end of the [[Ford Ranges]] in [[Westarctica]].
-[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
+==Discovery and name==
+The peak was discovered on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] flight of 5 December 1929. McKinley Peak was named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of Grace McKinley, wife of Captain Ashley C. McKinley, who served as an aerial photographer and third-in-command of the expedition.
+[[Category:Mountains]]