 The Western Wall Heritage Foundation (WWHF) website still indicates, as of March 2020, an "estimated" depth of between , with an estimated weight of "several hundred tons", thus moderating its former claim of an estimated weight of 517 tonnes (570 short tons); elsewhere similar figures used to be circulated, namely 550 to 600 t.

The stone is located in a section of the Western Wall (in the broader meaning of the term) north of Wilson's Arch, below ground level, and can be accessed through the Western Wall tunnels.It is part of the "Great Course", a name used by the WWHF for the tallest and longest course (layer of stones) of the Western Wall.Its stone blocks are of Herodian age, and the stones next to the Western Stone are, in sequence, , , and long, respectively.