 The tower on the summit elevates the hill to above sea level.The area is towards the east of the Surrey Hills AONB surrounded by the Greensand Ridge, including Holmbury Hill and Pitch Hill, as well as the nearby escarpment of the North Downs from Box Hill to Newlands Corner.A species of fish-eating dinosaur, "Baryonyx walkeri", was discovered in clay pits just south of Dorking.