It is 1,432 metres above sea level and is located in the municipality of Carenno on the mountain ridge that goes south from the Resegone towards the plains at the hills of Bergamo.

From the main road at the Valcava pass, by a trail that starts from Combeli at about 1,300 m asl and that reaches the summit along the broad southern ridge.

Lastly from Colle di Sogno in the town of Torre de' Busi, the most "alpine" of the trails, however easy, along the sunny south-west slope, almost devoid of tree cover.

The summit offers an excellent view, especially over the Adda river valley, on the nearby plains and on the Bergamasque Prealps behind which the Rhaetian Alps can be seen.

The amateur weather station Sopracornola in the village of Calolziocorte has a webcam that shows the Monte Tesoro, and updates the picture every five minutes.