Various water features are located throughout the site, including lakes, tundra ponds and meadows.

Vegetation consists primarily of "grasses, sedges, mosses and lichens",[4] as well as a diversity of flowering plants.

Various studies have been conducted in the area, including those on the endangered Peary caribou by the Canadian Wildlife Service.

[5] Rock structures on the North side of the pass provide nesting and dens for wildlife.

[3] Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area received its designation in 1985.