The summit elevation of Mount Tenabo is , which is above the surrounding valleys. Its base is covered with scrub pine. The summit and below is overgrown with grass and shrubs. Approximately to the north is the Humboldt River and its valley. Eastward, there are hills and valleys. To the west is the Smoky Valley, Mount Hope, Bunker Hill, and other peaks of the Toiyabe Range. Mount Tenabo, east of and near the north end of the Toiyabe Range, is about south of Beowawe.