The range parallels and is just south of Interstate 40 and the Clipper Valley, between the freeway and the National Old Trails Highway - U.S. Route 66.

The Clipper Mountain Wilderness is on the northern slopes of the range, and also within Mojave Trails National Monument.

[3] It includes rugged yellow and dark brown, horizontally striped mesas; narrow canyons with hidden springs; and sparsely vegetated alluvial fans.

In the spring, the alluvial fans turn yellow with brittlebush flowers (Encelia farinosa), as well as wildflowers.

Wildlife includes a herd of 40-50 desert bighorn sheep, coyote, roadrunners, chucker, quail, prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks, golden eagles, ground squirrels, kangaroo rats, black-tailed jackrabbits, rattlesnakes, and several species of lizards.