[3] It is situated between the east and south forks of Bear Creek in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest.

[1] Topographic relief is significant as it rises nearly 3,500 feet (1,100 meters) above Upper Bear Creek Meadows in approximately two miles.

"[5] Joseph Nisbet LeConte and Clarence L. Cory climbed it on June 29, 1898, placing a Sierra Club register at the summit.

As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift).

Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into Bear Creek, a tributary of the South Fork San Joaquin River.