It overlooks Ferguson Bay of Lake Temagami with an elevation of 415 m (1,362 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest mountains in the area.

Mount Ferguson is situated near the boundary of geographic townships Cynthia and Aston.

[2] The mountain is named after Peter A. Ferguson, a gold prospector from the town of Mattawa who staked mining claims on Mount Ferguson in the 1880s.

[3] A fire lookout tower set up by the Department of Lands and Forests (now the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) had formerly occupied the summit of Mount Ferguson.

[3] Like the other highest peaks of this area, Mount Ferguson is underlain by Nipissing diabase.