The mountain rises to the west of Capitol Reef National Park and consists of steep slopes and cliffs with over 50,000 acres (200 km²) of rolling forest and meadowlands on the top.

A series of unpaved backcountry roads and jeep trails provide access to the top during the brief snow-free time, usually only a few months from July to September.

Donkey Reservoir also has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc) but with higher average temperatures, due to its lower elevation.

[10] This committee assisted the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in resolving the issue of overpopulating brook trout in the alpine lakes of Boulder Mountain.

[13] Acharophyte assemblage located at the Griffin Top section (Aquarius Plateau, Utah, USA) provides, for the first time, the relative age of the base of the Claron Formation.

[citation needed] The Scottish dream pop band Cocteau Twins named their fifth album Blue Bell Knoll after the mountain.