The mountain is located in the town of Harrietstown in Franklin County.

The mountain had the Mohawk name Ou-kor-lah, translated into English as "Great Eye", for a white spot on its side when viewed from Long Lake.

[5] The summit of Seward can be accessed on unmarked trails.The easiest access to the Seward Range is on the Ward Brook Truck Trail, which begins at a parking lot on Coreys Road south of the village of Saranac Lake.

Between an intersection with a horse trail 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from the trailhead and the Ward Brook lean-to located 5.4 miles (8.7 km) from the trailhead, the trail crosses three brooks; the preferred route to Seward Mountain branches off from the trail at the first of these.

An alternative route to the Seward Range follows the Calkins Brook Track Trail.