Meteorologist Luis Aldaz (b. 1925) was scientific leader at two Antarctic stations: Byrd (1959-1960) and Amundsen-Scott (1961-1962 and 1963-1964). Mount Aldaz, in Marie Byrd Land, was named for him by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names.
Discovered on 15-9-1982 in Anderson Mesa by Bowell, E.