A large sector of the range is part of the Karkaraly National Park, a 112,120 hectares (277,100 acres) protected area established in 1998.

It rises to the northwest of the smaller, but higher, Kent Range, marking the southern limit the Karasor Basin.

There are numerous small lakes, such as Pasheno and Shaytankol within the range, as well as Bolshoye, Zhartas and Ashchykol at the feet of the mountains.

[1][5][3] The main rivers having their sources in the range are the Karkaraly, flowing into lake Karasor, as well as the Sarsu and Tundak.

[5][6][3] The range is covered by pine forests as well as highland steppe vegetation made up of coarse feathergrass and forb grassland areas.