The park is remote, protecting a transition zone between semi-arid steppe to the south and coniferous forests on the northern slope of the range.

A large fire burned a significant part of the park in 2002, including 800 square kilometres (310 sq mi) of forest, mostly larch and siberian pine.

The park is located about 60 km northeast of Uliastai, in the eastern region of Zavkhan Province.

The ridges are relatively flat on top, with steep southern slopes and wide, glacially formed valleys.

Altitude zones that rise from grassland in the valleys through forested northern slopes to alpine tundra at the highest elevations.