The range reaches a height of 1,661 metres, and is separated from southernmost end of the Sierra de San Pedro Martir by over 146 kilometres.

This mountain range harbors a large number of disjunct species, including the southernmost distribution of Pinus monophylla,[1] and a large chamise chaparral.

The sierra is within a federally designated protected natural area, the Valle de los Cirios.

flavoviride No weather station exists on or adjacent to this mountain range.

The closest meteorological station is in Chapala, around 28 kilometres away.