Mount Yukla is located 25 miles (40 km) east of Anchorage in the western Chugach Mountains.

[5][6] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to Knik Arm via the Eagle River.

Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 6,870 feet (2,094 m) above the river in 1.8 miles (2.9 km).

[1] The first ascent of the summit was made on July 15, 1964, by John Bousman and Arthur Davidson via the East Face and Northeast Ridge.

[8] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall.