| Nelson Peak | |
| Map: | Antarctica |
| Elevation M: | 1605 |
| Coordinates: | -83.6667°N -58°W |
Nelson Peak (-83.6667°N -58°W) is a peak in Antarctica, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains.
Nelson Peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs from 1956 to 1966. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Willis H. Nelson, a geologist with the Neptune Range field party of 1963–64.
Nelson Peak is towards the center of the Washington Escarpment, west of the Iroquois Plateau and east of the Roderick Valley.It is north of Mount Dover and south of Mount Moffat.The Drury Ridge extends west from Nelson Peak, separated by the Miller Valley from Brown Ridge, which extends north from the peak.Hannah Ridge is just north of Brown Ridge.
-83.65°N -100°W. A mainly snow-covered ridge, long, extending west from Nelson Peak.Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66.Named by US-ACAN for David L. Drury, meteorologist at Ellsworth Station summer 1959-60, winter 1961.
-83.65°N -69°W. A small ice-free valley between Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Donald R. Miller, LC-47 pilot with United States Navy Squadron VX-6, who flew logistical support for the Neptune Range field party, 1963-64.
-83.6333°N -61°W. A bare rock ridge, long, extending north-northwest from Nelson Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-66. Named by US-ACAN for Robert D. Brown, geologist with the Patuxent Range field party, 1962-63.
-83.6°N -65°W. A narrow, arc-shaped rock ridge, long, extending westward from Washington Escarpment just north of Brown Ridge. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Edward L. Hannah, aviation structural mechanic at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.