Located in the Breadloaf Wilderness of the Green Mountain National Forest, its summit is in the town of Ripton in Addison County.

[5] Flanked by Bread Loaf Mountain to the southwest, Mount Wilson is one of five peaks in Vermont's Presidential Range.

The northeast side of Mount Wilson drains into the Clark Brook and thence into the White River.

[1] The Cooley Glen Trail, whose trailhead coincides with the Emily Proctor Trailhead, terminates at the Cooley Glen Shelter, which is approximately 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north of Mount Wilson on the Long Trail.

A fourth president, Mount Grant, is just off the main loop, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north of the Cooley Glen Shelter on the Long Trail.