The Von Damm vent field is located centrally on the Mid-Cayman Rise between the Oriente and Swan Island transform faults. The ocean core complex, which the field resides on the eastern side of, is known as Mount Dent and is the most central of the three known on the spreading center. The other two being Mount Emms and Mount Hudson. Mount Dent rises from a depth of approximately to , an elevation change comparable to Mount McArthur (British Columbia) or Mount Tate.