It is also set 2.7 km (1.7 mi) north-northwest of Mount Tupper, and 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Rogers Pass, from which it can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway.

[3] The first ascent of the mountain was made August 4, 1904, by Alex M. Gordon, Samuel Harper Gray, James C. Herdman, Edward Feuz, and Edward Feuz Jr. via the Southeast Couloir.

[4] Based on the Köppen climate classification, Hermit Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.

[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from these surrounding glaciers on its slopes drains into tributaries of the Beaver River.