[2] The mountain is situated at the toe of the Kaskawulsh Glacier.

The nearest higher peak is Mount Leacock, 9.2 km (5.7 mi) to the south.

[1] The "Mt Maxwell" designation is misplaced five kilometres to the northeast of the actual summit on the topographic map.

[1] The mountain was named by John Oliver Wheeler (1924- 2015), a Canadian geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada who climbed Maxwell in 1954.

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Maxwell is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.