The summit is in the Miller Peak Wilderness on the Coronado National Forest and about 4 miles (6 km) south of the Nature Conservancy's Ramsey Canyon Preserve.

For these reasons, this combination of trails provides some of the most popular hiking on the Sierra Vista District.

The main trailhead is located at the edge of a parking area just outside Ramsey Vista Campground.

Much of the 2,000-foot (610 m) climb from the trailhead to the summit is through an area that has been burned by at least three wildfires, one in 1977 that scorched much of the upper reaches of the mountain range, a smaller one in 1991, and the Monument Fire in 2011.

In places where a short time ago only ashes, burnt snags and bare dirt could be found, healthy communities of young aspens are already putting on brilliant displays of fall colors.