 This promontory is ice-covered except for several rocky spurs which radiate from Mount Hayes.It was first sighted and photographed from the air in 1940 by members of East Base of the US Antarctic Service (USAS).During 1947 it was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne.