[4] This climate supports plants on the slopes such as live oak, piñon pine, juniper, and grasses.

[5] Any scant precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains into Alamo Creek which is tributary of the Rio Grande.

Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,200 feet (366 m) above Alamo Creek in 1.5 mile (2.4 km).

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

[3] The mountain is composed of volcanic rock which formed 33–42 million years ago during the late Eocene Epoch.