Mount Deborah, the nearest higher neighbor, is positioned 2.8 mi (5 km) to the west.

Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Susitna and Tanana River drainage basins.

[5] The first ascent was made May 24, 1951, by Alston Paige, Dick Holdren, Ed Huizer, Howard Bowman, and Elton Thayer.

[6] The first ascent via the North Ridge was made May 23, 1976, by Steven Hackett and Thomas Hillis.

This climate supports the Gillam and West Fork Glaciers surrounding this peak.