Skew Peak
Skew Peak (77°13′S 160°42′E / 77.217°S 160.700°ECoordinates: 77°13′S 160°42′E / 77.217°S 160.700°E) is a mountain, 2,535 m, just west of the head of Frazier Glacier, in the Clare Range of Victoria Land. So named in 1957 by the Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) because the summit is notably asymmetrical from all directions.
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