[3] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1960 by A. Maki and Robert C. West via the north face.

[1] The peak was named for the character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

The Macbeth name was submitted December 1960 by Robert West, who led a mountaineering party in the area.

[2] Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Macbeth is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.

Precipitation runoff from Mount Macbeth and meltwater from its surrounding glaciers drains into tributaries of the Duncan River.