Its nearest higher peak is Mount Biddle, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the east.

[1] Park Mountain is situated four kilometres west of the Continental Divide, and 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Field, British Columbia.

[4] The Lake O'Hara area that the mountain is located in is a gem within a park, the best that the Canadian Rockies has to offer.

[1] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1952 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

[2] Park Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.