Pic du Hussard (Aramuda) 2,612 feet (796 m) high is 14 miles (23 km) north of Ras Duan; it has a large, rounded summit.

Minerva's Face, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-southeast of Pic du Hussard has three summits, the highest of which is 2,392 feet (729 m) high.

[11] The dabou, a permanent stone dwelling, is found in certain high ground regions, such as the Mabla and Goda Mountains, as well as in Ethiopia with the Afar.

[14][15][16] Other native resident birds include Hemprich's hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii), eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), black-throated barbet (Tricholaema melanocephala), Abyssinian white-eye (Zosterops abyssinicus), Somali starling (Onychognathus blythii), and shining sunbird (Cinnyris habessinicus).

[7] The flora includes box (Buxus hildebrandtii) and acacias, as well as groves of the Bankoualé palm (Livistona carinensis) in ravines.

Higher elevations of 1,300–1,600 metres (4,300–5,200 ft) are home to African juniper (Juniperus procera) forest that include tall arborescent Euphorbia, and flowering herbs such as forget-me-not.