It lies between the towns of Niška Banja to the northwest and Babušnica to the southeast, with a ridge branching towards Bela Palanka to the north.

[8] The massif has remarkable forms and phenomena karst relief, and the mountain is a treasury of sediments of different ages rich in fossil flora and fauna.

[9] The relief allows that even during the harsh winters, when winds form snowdrifts, some pastures remain uncovered by the snow.

The two biggest are Bojanine Vode (near to Sokolov Kamen at 860 metres (2,820 ft)), and Rakoš Česma (on the Bela Palanka side of the mountain).

At the Rakoš spring, there is a small lake, which serves as the watering hole for the mountain's feral horses.

Endemic species include Serbian rose (Rosa serbica) and Pančić's columbine (Aquilegia pancicii).

Within the forested zones, there are numerous communities of meadows, pastures, rocks, screes and rocky glades.

Some of the animals on the mountain include northern crested newt, Hermann's tortoise, horned viper, golden eagle, European snow vole, wolf, roe deer, wild boar, etc.

As number of population plummeted, horses were left outside the entire year, occasionally cared for by the some remaining denizens.

There are also numerous characteristic ethno-architecture objects from the end of the 19th century, which represent a valuable, and recognizable, cultural heritage of the area.

By the 2020s, however, most of the economic activity stopped due to the massive depopulation, with the limepit in the village of Mali Krčimir being one of the exceptions.

Some family members from the households would spend entire warm season on the mountain with animals, producing cheese and wool.