It is the highest point in Mason County, Washington and exceeds 2,000 feet (610 m) in prominence.

Climbing Mount Stone involves a class 3 rock scramble (5000 feet elevation gain, 11 miles roundtrip).

This can be done either as a day climb or an overnight trip (camping is available at the Lake of the Angels, ~4900 feet).

[4] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains.

As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Olympic Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall (Orographic lift).