It stands west of the Talchako River, and north of the Monarch Icefield.

The north face is composed of steep rock and snow with a glacier and the south portion of the mountain is composed of rock gullies and snow.

The east face has an impressive relief of 1000 or more meters of technical terrain.

[5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall.

As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.