Mount Head is situated 83 km (52 mi) southwest of Calgary near the southern end of the Highwood Range which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies.

[5] The peak is set 14 km (8.7 mi) east of the Continental Divide, in Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,200 meters (3,937 ft) above the Highwood Valley in 5 km (3.1 mi).

The peak is underlain by folded and thrust-faulted sedimentary rock laid down during the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras.

The months June through September offer the most favorable weather to climb or view Mount Head.