[4] The remote peak is set immediately west of Schooner Pass and approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Glacier National Park.

Omoo Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,450 m (4,760 ft) above Houston Creek in 2.5 km (1.6 mi).

[1] In the novel, "Omoo" was a Tahitian native whose name meant "a person who wanders," and is from the dialect of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean which is the setting for the book.

[4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on October 3, 1973, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.