[2] The mountain is located 42 miles (68 km) west-southwest of Denver and three miles (4.8 km) west of Guanella Pass on land managed by Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest.

An ascent of the peak involves hiking seven miles (11 km) with 2,400 feet (732 m) of elevation gain from Guanella Pass via the Square Top Lakes Trail.

[1][5] The mountain's descriptive toponym was officially adopted on June 7, 1933, by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

[4] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Square Top is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.

[6] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.