Maidan lies at an elevation of about 7,400 ft (2,300 m), close under the snow-bound Spin Ghar mountain range, which separates it from the Shinwar area of Nangarhar, Afghanistan.
There are walnut trees, mulberry and apricot, as well as wild olives and occasional pomegranates, and blue pine covers the summits.
[1] Afridis migrate to the pleasant heights of Maidan in summer from lower altitude areas like the Bara Valley.
The Saran Sar Pass at (8,650 ft) connects Maidan with the Bara Valley.
The Rajgul Valley lies to the northwest, between Maidan and the Spin Ghar mountain range.