The summit is on the border of Guinea and Ivory Coast and at 1,752 m (5,748 ft) is the highest peak for both countries and of the Nimba Range.

The mountain is part of the Guinea Highlands, which straddles the borders between the three countries.

The mix of iron rich quartzite sheets, schists and granite gneiss have characterised the geological pedogenesis.

[citation needed] Mount Richard-Molard lies within the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, which currently covers 17,540 hectares and straddles the borders of Guinea and Ivory Coast.

[citation needed][5] Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve is a site with outstanding universal value and was therefore nominated to the World Heritage List in 1981.