Mount Umbriel is a peak, 1,500 m, overlooking the head of Venus Glacier in the east part of Alexander Island. First mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) 1947-48 by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from association with nearby Uranus Glacier, Umbriel being one of the satellites of planet Uranus.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Umbriel" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).