The summit is the highest point within the Aberdeen City council area, at an elevation of 266 m (873 ft).

The hill itself is situated in the area between Kingswells, Westhill, Blackburn and Dyce.

The hill can be reached directly from paths that connect to Kingswells, and at the summit a view across the city of Aberdeen is available.

The top of the hill has a collection of transmitter sites for microwave transmission, by line-of-sight communication.

The communication sites from here have direct links between North Sea Oil platforms and their headquarters in Aberdeen.