 It was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935.It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles C. Shockey of the Branch of Special Maps, U.S. Geological Survey, which prepared the 1962 map of this range.Shockley Bluff

Shockley Bluff () is a very steep bluff forming the south end of Deception Plateau, overlooking the point where Pilot Glacier joins the larger Aviator Glacier, in Victoria Land.