[1] Situated within Nino Konis Santana National Park, it is south of Lake Ira Lalaro.

BirdLife International has classified the mountain and its surrounding region of 55,797 hectares (137,880 acres) as an Important Bird Area of East Timor.

[4] The hill range is located in the extreme eastern part of Timor-Leste and it slopes towards the coastline of Lore and Silvicola which have coral reefs.

[5] Its slopes are steep and the southern part of the range towards the coast is thickly forested.

[8] There are 24 restricted-range species (listed below) in the Important Bird Area which includes the endangered Treron psittaceus (Timor green-pigeon), and the critically endangered Cacatua sulphurea (yellow-crested cockatoo).