The mound is a long, narrow, flat-topped ridge bordered by cliffs. The summit stands about 300 feet above the central sands plain and offers an excellent view of several other late Cambrian sandstone crags and towers. Three complete erosion cycles are visible in the rock strata. Plant species characteristic of bracken grassland, sand barrens, cliff and dry forest, and prairie communities grow here, too. The sides of the mound are bare on the west and oak-pine woods on the east.
Turkey vultures use the mound as a roost site.
Group Use, Research Use, Individual Nature Study. Land Control - DNR Parks and Recreation. Manager - Forest Ranger, DNR Ranger Station, Box 100, Friendship, WI 53934. The forest has a logging history. The mound has a history of climbing accidents and deaths.