It is located around 230 km south of Ulaanbaatar, mostly on the paved roads and 37 km northwest of Delgertsogt town, Dundgobi province. The highest Takhilgat peaks is 15 km long and 10 km wide granite stone-mountain elevated at 1768m above sea level. There are also over 20 kinds of medical herbs like burnet, many kinds of world rare animals like marmot, ibex and mountain sheep. Many streams flow through the mountain valleys; some of them have aspen groves between the gorges. The mountains have been keeping some historical remains such as ancient tombs, burial mounds, rock drawings, rock inscriptions, and monuments dating back to The Bronze Age, Huns State, Turkic State, the Great Mongol Empire, and the 16th to 17th century. Also, you can see the ruins of temples dates back to the 17th and 19th centuries. The granite canyons and rock formations have interesting shapes formed by wind-polishing and is a great place for hiking, scrambling, bouldering, or camping. There are several ger camps to stay among the rock formations and on the plains surrounds the mountain.