The General is a 10,329-foot elevation (3,148 m) mountain summit in Custer County, Idaho, United States.

[2] The mountain is located 17 miles (27 km) north-northeast of Stanley, Idaho, on the boundary line of the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness on land managed by Salmon–Challis National Forest.

[2][3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Salmon River.

[2] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,930 feet (590 meters) above Lightning Creek in 0.85 mile (1.37 km) and 1,259 feet (384 meters) above Mystery Lake in 0.38 mile (0.61 km).

Based on the Köppen climate classification, The General is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.