Bread Loaf Mountain is flanked to the northeast by Mount Wilson, part of Vermont's Presidential Range.

[2] The southeast end of Bread Loaf Mountain drains into the headwaters of the White River, thence into the Connecticut River which drains into Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

The northern part of the west side of Bread Loaf Mountain drains into Blue Bank Brook, thence into the New Haven River.

The southern part of the west side of Bread Loaf Mountain drains into Sparks Brook and the Middle Branch of the Middlebury River, thence into the Middlebury River at Ripton and Otter Creek.

The actual summit is reached by a spur path from the Long Trail that leads northwest to an outlook.