[2] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 1,000 metres (3,280 ft) above Little Sheep Creek in two kilometres (1.2 mi).

An ascent of the summit involves hiking 7.64 kilometres (4.75 miles) and 895 metres (2,936 feet) of elevation gain, with the months of June through October offering the best time for visiting.

[5] It is an annual Canada Day tradition for residents of Rossland to raise the Canadian flag on the flagpole on the summit on July 1.

[7] As head of the British Forces which entered Pretoria on June 5, 1900, Lord Roberts' stirred the Rossland residents to honor his victory of the Second Boer War.

They also erected a flagpole at the summit in 1900 to fly the British flag in honor of Lord Roberts.