It was formerly traversed by the Taconic Skyline Trail which no longer officially crosses the ridge.

Potter Mountain offers expansive viewpoints from several clearings, particularly where the ski area meets the ridge on the southwest side of the mountain.

It is bordered to the west across the Wyomanock Creek valley by Rounds Mountain.

The west side of the mountain drains into Kinderhook Creek, the Hudson River and New York Harbor.

The east side drains into Secum Brook, thence Pontoosuc Lake, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound.