Modjeska lies within Cleveland National Forest and, despite being shorter than Santiago, has a smaller peak without manmade structures to obstruct views of the Pacific Ocean and San Gabriel Mountains.

Transport to the area was made possible by a bus service that connected the canyons to Pacific Electric's Santa Ana Line.

[8] The Pacific Bell tower has since been removed and today most of the mountain range's wireless antennas are on the neighboring Santiago Peak.

Since the plane crashed at night, the wreckage was not discovered until 15 hours later when a United States Marine Corps helicopter was flying over the area for training.

[10] According to the National Transportation Safety Board report on the incident, the pilot of the plane became disoriented after one of the passengers repeatedly shined a flashlight in his face, leading to the descent into the side of Modjeska Peak.

[12][13] On December 27, 1999, a vehicle driving near the top of Modjeska Peak veered off the trail and crashed, leaving the motorist uninjured but starting a small brush fire.