Its neighbors include The West Temple, The Sundial, The Witch Head, Altar of Sacrifice, Bee Hive, and The Sentinel.

This feature was so named by the park's third superintendent, Preston P. Patraw, because its flat top is crossed by the 113th meridian.

The first ascent of Meridian Tower was not made until March 2016 by Dan Stih and Matt Mower.

According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below 32 °F (0 °C), and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer.

This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.