It stands on the end of the long ridge coming down from High Raise over Silver How towards Ambleside, and is separated from its neighbours by the depression of Red Bank.

There are many areas of woodland on the lower slopes, giving way to a wide expanse of bracken-clad knolls and small tarns on the top.

(Elterwater,and grassmere are visible) The vista is open to the south over the green and blue country of Furness, with many fells in view on the other three sides.

Ambleside and the smaller settlements of Skelwith Bridge, Elterwater, Grasmere and Rydal are all within reach, as is the popular double car park at White Moss Common.

The geology is complex with the dacitic welded lapilli tuff and volcaniclastic sandstone of the Lincomb Tarns Formation outcropping on the south-eastern slopes.

[1] The highest rocky knoll can be identified by an Ordnance Survey triangulation column beside a large cairn, both standing out from the turf.