Tikishla Peak is located 11 miles (18 km) east of Anchorage in the western Chugach Mountains, on land belonging to Fort Richardson Military Reservation.

Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 2,300 feet (700 m) above Campbell Creek Canyon in one mile (1.6 km).

An ascent of the summit involves hiking 15 miles (round-trip) with 5,200 feet of elevation gain.

[2] The peak's toponym Tikishla, meaning "black bear", is derived from the Denaʼina language and was proposed in 1965 by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska.

[6] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall.