The hills were named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983, after Colin Monteath, a field operations officer with the Antarctic Division of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.

A prominent mountain, 2,485 metres (8,153 ft) high, located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northeast of Mount Tararua.

A prominent peak, 2,550 metres (8,370 ft) high, surmounting the southwest part of Monteath Hills.

A granite peak 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) high in the east part of Monteath Hills.

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