Helmet Peak is a conspicuous peak rising to 1,254 metres (4,114 ft) in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica just southward of the mouth of Huron Glacier. It is bounded by Devnya Valley to the west, Iskar Glacier to the northeast, and Magura Glacier to the southeast, and has precipitous west and east slopes. It was named by Discovery Investigations personnel during the period 1926–32.[2]

Helmet Peak
Helmet Peak from Lyaskovets Peak
Highest point
Elevation	1,254 m (4,114 ft)[1]
Coordinates	62°39′S 60°01′W[2]
Geography
Location	Livingston Island, Antarctica
Parent range	Tangra Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	unclimbed

Location

The peak is located at (62°40′11″S 60°03′15″W) which is 2.15 km northeast of Great Needle Peak, 1.66 km east-southeast of Tutrakan Peak, 1.39 km south of Intuition Peak, 1.17 km west of Plovdiv Peak and 2.8 km north of Radichkov Peak.

Maps

• South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Sheet W 62 60. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
• L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0

Gallery

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  Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
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  Helmet Peak and Devnya Valley from Zemen Knoll, with Vitosha Saddle in the background and Zlatograd Rock in the foreground
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  Helmet Peak (in the left background) and Great Needle Peak from Kuzman Knoll
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  Helmet Peak from Lyaskovets Peak, with Levski Peak, St. Ivan Rilski Col and Great Needle Peak on the right
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  Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

Notes

References

• Helmet Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Helmet Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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