It lies in Otero County, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the community of Alamogordo.

[5] The Sunspot Solar Observatory is on the summit itself, and the site of this observatory incorporates the small town of Sunspot, less than one-half mile (0.8 km) to the northeast.

The Apache Point Observatory is located on a promontory about one-half mile (0.8 km) south of the summit.

Both peaks lie on the high western crest of the Sacramento Mountains, and hence have gentle, forested eastern slopes, and a steep, high escarpment to the west, descending to the Tularosa Basin.

Both peaks can be accessed using New Mexico Scenic Byway 6563 from Cloudcroft.