It is the sixth-highest peak in the Selwyn Range,[1] which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies.

Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Fraser River.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,850 meters (6,070 ft) above the river in 4 km (2.5 mi).

The nearest neighbor is Klapperhorn Mountain, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest.

[4] "The Overlanders", a group of 175 men and one woman led by Thomas McMicking, travelled from Ontario across the prairies and through the Rocky Mountains, intending to reach the Cariboo goldfields.