Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises over 3,600 feet (1,097 m) above the Eagle Glacier in three miles (4.8 km).

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1964 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

[2] The first ascent of the summit was made May 28, 1967, by Bill Hauser, Kyle Atkins, Gordon Reese, Dr. Charles Munns, and Dr. Ward Hubert.

[8] 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.

The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing this peak.