[5][6][7][8] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 900 feet (274 meters) above the tower's base.

Precipitation runoff from the tower drains to Onion Creek which empties into the Colorado River, approximately three miles to the west.

[3][9] The first ascent of the summit was made on May 13, 1962, by Layton Kor, Huntley Ingalls, and George Hurley via the class 5.8 Finger of Fate route.

Summer nights are comfortably cool, and temperatures drop quickly after sunset.

This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.