Asen Peak (Bulgarian: Аксенов връх, romanizedAsenov vrah, IPA: [ɐˈsɛnov ˈvrɤx]) is a peak in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak rises to 810 m in the Delchev Ridge of the Tangra Mountains. The peak overlooks Iskar Glacier and Bruix Cove to the northwest, Ropotamo Glacier to the east-southeast and Dobrudzha Glacier to the south. The peak was named after Tsar Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, 1190-1196 AD.

Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Asen Peak from Bransfield Strait, with Dobrudzha Glacier and St. Evtimiy Crag in the foreground.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

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The peak is located at 62°38′50.5″S 59°56′25″W / 62.647361°S 59.94028°W / -62.647361; -59.94028, which is 770 m south-southwest of Delchev Peak, 860 m east of Ruse Peak and 870 m north-northwest of St. Evtimiy Crag.

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.