Name StatusApproved: NZGB Antarctic CommitteeFeaturePeakNZ Gazette Reference2009 (77) p.1803DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA peak (4,020 m) situated 3 mi SW of Mount Kirkpatrick in Queen Alexandra Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1958-65. Named by US-ACAN in recognition of the Decennial of the Institute of Polar Studies, Ohio State University, in 1970, the same year the University celebrated its Centennial. The University and the Institute have been very active in Antarctic investigations since 1960.