The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Chesterton Range, to the north and north-east by the Great Dividing Range, and to the east by the Merivale River.
The terrain is quite mountainous with the following named features (from north to south);
the McLeay State Forest is in the east of the locality
the Forfar State Forest is in the south-east of the locality
part of the Attica State Forest is in the south-west of the locality
Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History
The locality was initially called Mount Moffat, but changed to Mount Moffatt on 18 October 2002. It is presumably named after the mountain Mount Moffatt within the locality.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mount Moffatt had "no people or a very low population".
In the 2021 census, Mount Moffatt had a population of 14 people.
Education
There are no schools in Mount Moffatt nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.