The locality area (marked as Shooters Hill on most mapping software) is approximately 1,242 metres (4,075 ft) AHD.

One can get good views over the area east of Shooters Hill at the tower location.

[2] Although there exists no climate data for the summit or even the upper slopes of Vulcan State Forest, there is, however, climate data existing for a lower region located farther south in the Gurnang State Forest.

The region is subject to high winds and volatile weather year-round.

Snow falls heavily from June to September, less so in the mid to late spring months, and on rare occasions it can occur in the summer atop of Shooters Hill summit (most recently in December 2013).