It is the highest point in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and mainland Canada east of the Rockies.

[4] In 1981, at the suggestion of Dr. Peter Neary, the provincial government named the mountain after Caubvick, one of the five Inuit who accompanied George Cartwright to England in 1772.

Due to difficult access (either via bush plane or boat) and unpredictable, snowy weather at any time of the year, there is no easy way to the top.

A search was initiated in late August when they failed to meet a plane at a pre-arranged location.

The other climber made an attempt to seek help, taking an alternate route down and apparently fell about 150 feet down a steep headwall.