The mountain is east of downtown Riverside, and northwest of Moreno Valley, a partial border between the two large cities.

Teamsters with horse-drawn wagons would stop at a natural spring in an arroyo of the range to water their horses.

[9] During the first week of December 2009 Moreno Valley and Southern California Edison lit up the "M" to celebrate the 25th anniversary of cityhood.

[10][citation needed] Box Springs Mountain provides wildlife habitat in the fast-growing Inland Empire Metropolitan Area, with populations of snakes, lizards, coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, deer and burros, some of which wander into the populace below.

[11] There are several large eucalyptus trees that were planted at its base that originally marked sources of water.