It rises in the southwestern side of the Verkhoyansk Range, above the eastern bank of the Lena River, opposite the mouth of the Vilyuy River in the Lena's western bank, at the edge of the Central Yakutian Lowland.

The highest point of the range is an unnamed peak reaching 998 metres (3,274 ft).

[4][5] River Lyapiske, a tributary of the Lena, flows into its right bank at the northwestern limit of the range.

Among the animals found in the region are elk, sable, muskrat, wild reindeer, brown bear, wolverine, black grouse, Western capercaillie, white-tailed eagle, hazel grouse, snow sheep, golden eagle, peregrine falcon, black-capped marmot, brent goose and whooper swan.

999,221 hectares (2,469,130 acres) of the range are a protected area, the Ust-Vilyui Natural Park.