Mount Laurens is located 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Talkeetna in Denali National Park and the Alaska Range.

[1] Topographic relief is significant as the east face rises over 4,500 feet (1,372 meters) in 0.75 mile (1.2 km).

[3] The first ascent of the summit was made in 1997 by Thomas Bubendorfer, solo, via the north face and west ridge.

[2] The second ascent, first via the Northeast Buttress, was made on May 21, 2013, by Graham Zimmerman and Mark Allen.

[5] Weather systems are forced upwards by the Alaska Range (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of snowfall.