Adams is part of a field of about 90 seamounts 90 kilometres (56 mi) east-southeast away from Pitcairn Island, and the largest of these.

[10] Its slopes are covered by recent lava flows, volcanic debris and hyaloclastite.

[13] Alkali basalt, trachyte[9] and tholeiite have been dredged from Adams Seamount.

[15] Unlike Bounty, Adams Seamount displays no active hydrothermal system.

[2] Adams seamount is part of the Pitcairn Islands Marine Reserve.