[3] It is located 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Christchurch and set on the boundary shared by the Tasman District and Canterbury Region of the South Island.

[7] This mountain's toponym has been officially approved by the New Zealand Geographic Board.

[4] In keeping with the naming theme in this range associated with the poetry of Edmund Spenser, other names in the Spenser Mountains derived from The Faerie Queene include Duessa Peak, Faerie Queene, and Mount Una.

[8] Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountains, where the air is forced upward by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain or snow.

The months of December through February offer the most favourable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.