[1][2] It is basically a rocky massif formed mainly by quartzite and covered with a thin layer of soil resulting from the disintegration of the rocks.

The altitude, climate, and rocky composition of the mountain range provide for the formation of peculiar herbaceous structures, characteristic of high-altitude regions.

In these narrow strips are found several native species such as perobas, aroeiras (Astronium fraxinifolium and Lithraea molleoides) ipês, quaresmeiras and jacaranda trees.

With its destruction, the runaway slaves spread throughout the region, and some of them headed for the hills, where they formed the Cascalho Quilombo, which was probably extinguished between 1743 and 1746.

[1][3] The mountain range, due to its peculiar shape, originated the name of the municipality of which it is part and is considered one of the main characteristics of Três Pontas.

In its coat of arms, created in 1930, the "Maria Fumaça" train, the rising sun, and the Três Pontas mountain range are highlighted.

Years later, in 1976, the singer Milton Nascimento released his album Geraes, which on its cover contained a drawing extolling the mountain and which later came to be used as a symbol of the city.