[1] It is set in the Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness on land managed by Gallatin National Forest.

[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Yellowstone River.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Bassett Creek in one mile (1.6 km) and over 5,400 feet (1,646 meters) above the Yellowstone River in four miles (6.4 km).

The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

[3] This peak should not be confused with the other Sheep Mountain also in Park County, Montana, but in the Gallatin Range.