 The position of the mountain was fixed on February 21, 1962, by Sydney L. Kirkby, surveyor with the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) Thala Dan cruise led by Phillip Law.Named for Robert L. J. Ellery, a member of the Austratian Antarctic Exploration Committee of 1886.Exiles Nunataks () is a cluster of small nunataks 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of DeRemer Nunataks.