It is rated as one of the best of Scotland's smaller mountains with Hamish Brown saying: Ben Tee is such a shapely cone that it is instantly recognisable from anywhere around the Great Glen or along the Garry.

[1]Ben Tee forms part of the Loch Lochy hills along with the Munros of Sròn a' Choire Ghairbh and Meall na Teanga which lie to the south west.

It is just 10 metres (33 feet) short of being a Munro and it is one of the most recognisable hills in the area with its symmetrical cone making it conspicuous in views for many miles around.

[citation needed] An informal local name for Ben Tee is “Glengarry’s Bowling Green”,[4] a rather sardonic name because there is hardly any grass on the rocky summit.

There is an annual Ben Tee Hill Race, a 14.5 km event starting and finishing at the Glengarry Shinty Club pitch with 900 metres of ascent.

The most popular ascent of Ben Tee starts at the Laggan locks on the Caledonian Canal at grid reference NN287963 where there is a car park.