[6] The remote peak is set approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Glacier National Park.

Pequod Mountain is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) above Houston Creek in 3 km (1.9 mi).

[7] The landform is named after the Pequod, which was the whaling ship of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick that was published in 1851.

[6] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on November 1, 1963, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.