[1] More precisely, the park comprises the Hallingskarv plateau and the high mountain areas to the west of it.

The highest point in the national park is Folarskardnuten which reaches an elevation of 1,933 metres (6,342 ft) above sea level.

It includes areas of special value and which are home to threatened or vulnerable species such as Draba cacuminum (whitlow-grass) and Botrychium lanceolatum (lance-leaf grapefern).

The protection is designed to safeguard a characteristic element needed to understand the geological history of the Norwegian landscape.

The park is open to the traditional forms of outdoor activities which require little or no technical means.