[4] Precipitation runoff from this iconic landform's slopes drains to the San Juan River via Lime Creek.

This landform's toponym has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, however it does appear on USGS topographic maps.

"[1] The first ascent of the summit was made on June 11, 1974, by Eric Bjornstad and Ron Wiggle via a class 5.11 route called Serendipity.

[3] The smaller attached tower to the south is descriptively named "Arrowhead Spire" (class 5.9) and was first climbed on March 20, 1993, by Frosty Weller and Randall Weekley.

[6] Cedar Mesa Sandstone is the remains of coastal sand dunes deposited about 270 to 300 million years ago, during the Wolfcampian (early Permian).