[1] It had an initial area of 72 hectares (180 acres) and is an important source for Mimbilisan Water System that supplies water to the surrounding communities in eastern Misamis Oriental.

The Mimbilisan Protected Landscape encompasses an area of 66 hectares (160 acres) in the rural villages of Bugdang in Talisayan and Mapua in Balingoan.

[4] It lies in the northern foothills of the Mount Balatukan Range, another declared protected area classified as a natural park which forms the backbone of the Misamis Peninsula.

Mount Balatukan contains the headwaters of several rivers and streams that drain the surrounding coastal municipalities from Balingasag to Gingoog and empty into the Bohol Sea.

It is accessible via the Mapua Road in Balingoan and the Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road from the region's capital and largest city Cagayan de Oro located some 86 kilometres (53 mi) southeast.