The remote massif is set within the Notch Peak Wilderness Study Area on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

[4] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above Tule Valley in two miles.

This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1961 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

[1] Sawtooth Mountain is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.

Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset.