[3] It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest.

[1] Topographic relief is significant as it rises over 3,500 feet (1,067 meters) above Piute Canyon in approximately three miles.

[6] 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift).

Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the South Fork San Joaquin River.