Galichya Gora is a Zapovednik or nature reserve located in Yeletsky District of Lipetsk Oblast and is administered by Voronezh State University.

However, on 17 April 1936, administration was transferred to Voronezh State University.

[1] Galichya Gora is located in the East European forest steppe ecoregion, a transition zone between the broadleaf forests of the north and the grasslands to the south..

This ecoregion is characterized by a mosaic of forests, steppe, and riverine wetlands.

This climate is characterized by large swings in temperature, both diurnally and seasonally, with mild summers and cold, snowy winters.