Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 1,500 feet (460 meters) above East Lake in one-half mile.

[5] This landform's toponym, which refers to the greenish mineral epidote present here, has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been in print since at least 1919.

[8] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains.

As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.

Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into headwaters of the East and West Forks of Green Creek, which is a tributary of the Walker River.