Part of Great Western Tiers escarpment, the mountain is situated south of the small country village of Mole Creek.

With an elevation of 1,444 metres (4,738 ft) above sea level,[1] the mountain is the highest peak of the Great Western Tiers[2] and has a nearby companion lake, Lake Ironstone.

The mountain is at grid reference 563819 UTM Zone 55S (Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system) and high resolution topographical information is available on Tasmap Lake Mackenzie (4438) 1:25000.

Another access route is from the east via Deloraine, Meander, Smoko Road and the Mount Ironstone Track.

This track starts 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Mother Cummings Peak, another dominant landmark in the region.