The nearest town is Tilichiki, Olyutorsky District.
[1] The peninsula is named after the Olyutor people, the ancient inhabitants of the area.
The southern end of the peninsula is Cape Olyutor (Mys Olyutorsky).
[3][1] The peninsula and its attached mountain range to the north are a mainland prolongation of the submerged Shirshov Ridge of the Bering Sea.
[3] This Kamchatka Krai location article is a stub.