[1][4] The Nakas rises in northern Tyulgansky District, near the border with Bashkortostan.

Rather than a mountain or ridge the Nakas is an elevated area, where its 667.6 m (2,190 ft) high summit —the highest point of Orenburg Oblast— is only a slightly bulging plateau.

[5] Despite the lack of pronounced relief the Nakas forms an important drainage divide, separating the basins of the Belaya, Salmysh and Bolshoy Ik rivers.

[3][6] Nakas is a relatively woody area; its oak and linden forests stand out in the surrounding steppes of the region.

[3] The Nakas includes the Tugustemirov Forest, a protected area with a number of tree and rare plant species.