Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 2,660 feet (810 m) above Big Arroyo in 1.5 mile.

[2] The High Sierra Trail traverses below the eastern slope of this mountain, providing an approach option.

[3] Lippincott had a role in the California water wars and construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct which diverted water from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles.

[7] 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).