It is located between the boroughs of Devínska Nová Ves, Devín and Dúbravka, close to the border with Austria.

Its peak elevation is 514 m (1686.3 ft) AMSL and its treeless summit contains an abandoned military missile base (Slovak: Rádiotechnická hláska protivzdušnej obrany štátu) that is officially inaccessible to the public.

Part of southern slopes of the massif has been a national natural reserve since 1965, featuring unique xerothermic forest-steppe flora and fauna with a total protected area of 101 hectares.

[1] The southern and south-western slopes of the mountain at the western edge of Bratislava provide ideal living conditions for xerothermic forest-steppe flora and fauna.

There is a four-kilometer instructive path that leads through Devínska Kobyla, with one significant area called Sandberg.