[1] Situated in Olympic National Park, its nearest higher neighbor is Mount LaCrosse, 0.95 mi (1.53 km) to the northeast, and an unnamed glacier lies in the north cirque between the two peaks.

[5] Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains.

As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow.

As a result, the Olympics experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.

[7] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.