Simeon Peak

Simeon Peak
Simeon Peak from the west slopes of Lyaskovets Peak, with Catalunyan Saddle in the foreground and St. Cyril Peak on the far left.
Highest point
Elevation1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Geography
LocationLivingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Parent rangeTangra Mountains
Climbing
First ascent16 January 2017 Doychin Boyanov, Nikolay Petkov and Nedelcho Hazarbasanov

Simeon Peak (Bulgarian: връх Симеон, romanizedvrah Simeon, IPA: [ˈvrɤx simɛˈɔn]) rises to 1,580 m[1][2] in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is heavily glaciated, connected to St. Boris Peak to the northeast by Paril Saddle, and surmounts Huntress Glacier to the northwest, Ruen Icefall to the southwest, and Macy Glacier to the east. It was first ascended and GPS-surveyed by the Bulgarian climbers D. Boyanov, N. Petkov and N. Hazarbasanov from Nesebar Gap via the head of Huntress Glacier, Academia Peak, St. Boris Peak and Paril Saddle on 15 January 2017.

The peak is named after Czar Simeon the Great of Bulgaria, 893-927 AD.

  1. ^ N. Petkov. Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition: Summits of Tangra Mountain. 19 January 2017. (in Bulgarian)
  2. ^ D. Boyanov and N. Petkov. The Peaks of Tangra Mountains: Project Report Part Two 2016/17. Sofia, February 2017 (in Bulgarian)