Standing alone in the Wase plain, it achieves a remarkable height of about 298 metres (978 ft)[1] above the surface of the neighbouring surroundings and 543 metres (1,781 ft)[2] above sea level.

Wase Rock is a trachyte neck rising 295 metres (968 ft) from the floor of the Benue Rift, 160 km SE of Jos.

The rock, with its vertical sides, has its summit split into two by a narrow chasm and the base is surrounded by talus slopes (scree)[3] It has been described as a volcanic plug by geographers.

It is one of the only five breeding places for the Rossy white pelican birds in Africa.

The government now protects about 321 hectares (790 acres) of land around the rock as a bird sanctuary and for wildlife development.