[3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 800 feet (244 meters) above the tower's base.

Precipitation runoff from the tower drains to Onion Creek which empties into the Colorado River, approximately three miles to the west.

Echo Tower is briefly shown (as a parachute flies by) in the opening scene of the film Austin Powers in Goldmember.

[4] The first ascent of the summit was made on October 19, 1966, by Harvey T. Carter, Fred Beckey, and Eric Bjørnstad via the class 5.8 North Chimney route.

This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.