Jinfo Shan is an isolated mountain with cliffs up to 300 m surrounding its relatively flat top.

[3] It is also a refuge to endangered animals confined to karst regions such as Francois' Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi).

The shale and sandstone of Silurian lay in the middle of Jinfo from 1000m to 1500m asl..

The low part of Jinfo is supported by the limestone and dolomite of Cambrian and Ordovician.

The geomorphology of the Jinfo can be divided into two types: It is in the subtropical humid monsoon zone with annual mean temperature of 8.2 °C and precipitation of 1,434.5 mm on the top of the mountain.