Precipitation runoff from Candelabrum drains to the Colorado River via Courthouse Wash.

The first ascent of the summit was made in November 1986 by Charlie Fowler and Chris Goplerud via Play with Fire rock-climbing route.

[3] Kyle Copeland and Alison Sheets first climbed the class 5.11c A2 Hall of Flame route in 1986.

[4][5] This landform was shown briefly in the opening scene of the 1989 American action-adventure film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

As part of a high desert region, it can experience wide daily temperature fluctuations.