[6] Because of its location, prominence, and proximity to Los Angeles, the summit is dotted with television, radio, and cellular transmission towers.

The mountain was named after Theodore Lukens, a former supervisor of the Angeles National Forest and later, the mayor of Pasadena, California.

On the USFS map of 1925, the mountain was shown as Mount Lukens and subtitled Sister Elsie Peak.

[10] Mount Lukens is in an area that was affected by the 2009 Station Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains.

[11] Mount Lukens is a radio site with buildings owned by American Tower, Crown Castle, Mobile Relay Associates, among others.