It was named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party, 1963–64, for aviation machinist James E. Hurst, who served as a crew member aboard the LC-47 aircraft that made the first 1963–64 flight to the Ellsworth Mountains.
[1] This article incorporates public domain material from "Hurst Peak".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey.
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