 The mountain's eastern and southern slopes are drained by the River Oykel and its tributary, the River Cassley, which flow into the Dornoch Firth on Scotland's east coast.The River Traligill drains the western flanks through Loch Assynt to reach the Atlantic at Lochinver.The mountain is connected to the neighbouring peak of Conival to the west by a lofty ridge with a low point of .