[3] It is situated in Mount Skokomish Wilderness on land managed by Olympic National Forest.

Cruiser is the highest point on Sawtooth Ridge, and its nearest higher peak is Mount Skokomish, 2.1 mi (3.4 km) to the north-northeast.

Mount Cruiser is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.

As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow.

[7] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.