[4] The park is located on east of the Rocky Mountains on the eastern slopes of the Livingstone Range and contains "The Whaleback" ridge: "The Whaleback [...] encompasses the most extensive, least disturbed and relatively unfragmented Montane landscape in Alberta’s Rocky Mountain natural region.

[7][9] The park contains the Alpine, Sub-Alpine and Montane subregions of the Rocky Mountain Natural Region in the Alberta classification system.

[4] In the National Ecological Framework for Canada used by Environment and Climate Change Canada, the park is in the Blairmore Foothills and Crowsnest Mountains ecodistricts of the Northern Continental Divide ecoregion of the Columbia Montane Cordillera ecoprovince of the Montane Cordillera ecozone.

[12] The geography of the park is rolling fescue grasslands with steep ridges transitioning from grass to forests and many springs and streams along the valley bottoms.

The Livingstone ridge, again running north to south, occupies the southern half of the west boundary.

[13] The Köppen climate classification of the park is Continental, Subarctic (Dfc) characterized by long, cold, dry winters, and short, cool, moist summers.

[15] Strong Chinook winds, which are common during the winter, and low humidity keep the area intermittently snow-free.

[7] South and west-facing slopes and valley bottoms in the park tend to be drier sites and are covered with grasses.

Rare, uncommon, or unusual plants are found in the protected areas: conimitella, linear-leaved scorpionweed, Pacific bluegrass, silvery everlasting, woolly hawkweed, and yellow paintbrush.

Trees and shrubs are found in moist, sheltered locations including valley bottoms and hillsides.

Dominant tree species include aspen, Balsam Poplar, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, and white spruce.

Dominant shrubs include bog birch, Creeping Juniper, Rocky Mountain goldenrod, shrubby cinquefoil and several willow species.

Hunting is permitted to manage the level of wildlife obtained through these inventories to maintain a healthy population and environment.