[1][2] Lying near the centre of the Sierra de Lema,[2] it has a maximum elevation of around 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) above sea level.

[1] Though generally flat, distinctive erosional rock formations are found on the more dissected eastern edge of the summit.

[1] Ptari-tepui gives its name to the Ptari Massif, which also includes Carrao-tepui to the northeast and a long ridge known as Sororopán-tepui to the southeast.

[3] Ptari-tepui is a prime example of the classic tepui shape, having an almost perfectly flat-topped summit and near-vertical walls.

This characteristic profile is said to recall the shape of a budare, a type of griddle used for making cassava bread, and is the source of its Pemón-derived name.