Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic of the Russian Federation.

[2] A section of the range, including the upper course of the Moma River basin, as well as the Buordakh Massif with Mount Pobeda, is part of the Moma Natural Park, one of the protected areas of Russia.

It displays a clear Alpine relief and extends from NW to SE for about 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of the Moma Range.

[4] The highest point of the Ulakhan-Chistay Range is 3,003 metres (9,852 ft) high Mount Pobeda.

In the range there are glaciers with a total area of about 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi).