Cumulus Hills

[1] The exposed rock in this area was observed on a number of occasions to give rise to the formation of cumulus clouds, considered to be very rare at this elevation.

A rock prominence, 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) high, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) southeast of Ellis Bluff.

A prominent bluff, 2,160 metres (7,090 ft) high, standing just north of the confluence of Shackleton and Zaneveld Glaciers and marking the west extremity of the Cumulus Hills.

Named by US-ACAN for W. Ellis, a chief air controlman, United States Navy, during Operation Deep Freeze 1965 and 1966.

So named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition (1964–65) because its sheer cliffs and crescent shaped top give it the appearance of a half moon.

Named by US-ACAN for Prof. James W. Collinson, Ohio State University, a member of the Institute of Polar Studies geological expedition who worked at this spur in 1970-71.

A sharp peak 2,540 metres (8,330 ft) high, standing just southeast of Mount Kenyon, between Gillespie Glacier and LaPrade Valley.

A mountain, 2,260 metres (7,410 ft) high, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northwest of Shenk Peak in the north part of the Cumulus Hills.

Named by F. Alton Wade, leader of the Shackleton Glacier Party of USARP (1962–63) after Kenyon College, Gambler, Ohio, his Alma Mater.

An ice-free hill just west of the mouth of LaPrade Valley and about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north-northeast of Mount Kenyon.

A valley with steep rock walls and ice-covered floor, about 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long, extending north to McGregor Glacier, just west of Rougier Hill.

Cumuls Hills in northwest of map