Mount Hubbard is one of the major mountains of the Saint Elias Range.

Alverstone and Hubbard form a corner of the Canada–United States border: the border extends roughly south from these peaks toward the Alaska panhandle, and roughly west toward Mount Saint Elias, approximately 100 km (62 mi) away.

For example, its west face rises 7,500 feet (2,300 meters) above the Alverstone Glacier in less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers), and the peak rises 11,000 feet (3,350 m) above the Hubbard Glacier to the southwest in only 7 mi (11.3 km).

Mount Hubbard is just over 20 mi (32 km) from tidewater at Disenchantment Bay.

However, despite its precipitous drops to the west, the eastern side provides a non-technical (though long) route to the summit.