The Cathedral is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

[2] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) in one mile.

Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains north to the East Fork Bear River.

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

[5] Tundra climate characterizes the summit and highest slopes.