Retrospect Spur is a spur, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, descending north-northwest from the base of Separation Range

Separation Range

Separation Range is the Commonwealth Range branches at about 8420S and forms two chains of mountains separated by Hood Glacier. The Separation Range, about 30 nautical miles long, is the eastern branch and terminates to the north at Ross Ice Shelf. Named by the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic...

 into the east side of Hood Glacier

Hood Glacier

Hood Glacier is a glacier about 25 nautical miles long draining northward from Siege Dome in the Commonwealth Range. It enters Ross Ice Shelf between that range and Separation Range. Discovered by the Southern Polar Party of British Antarctic Expedition under Ernest Shackleton. Named for Admiral...

. So named by the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition (1959–60) because they climbed the spur to obtain a panorama of Hood Glacier, which they had just traversed. The outcropping Chevron Rocks

Chevron Rocks

Chevron Rocks is a distinctive rock outcrop at the north end of Retrospect Spur, near the head of Hood Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. A New Zealand party climbed Retrospect Spur during the 1959–60 season. They gave the name Chevron Rocks because of their appearance, resembling the stripes...

is located at the north end of Retrospective Spur.