[citation needed] The mountain ridge begins abruptly near the Juniata River just north of 2,560-foot (780 m) Kinton Knob, west of Bedford, and just south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
The valley to the south of Kinton Knob is known as Milligans Cove, an excellent geological example of a breached anticline.
Portions of Wills Mountain, including the summit, are located in Pennsylvania State Game Lands No.
The Cumberland Narrows was carved into these quartzite-capped mountain ridges by Wills Creek, a Potomac River tributary, over millions of years.
A prominent rocky outcropping at the south end of Wills Mountain in the Cumberland Narrows is known as Lover's Leap.