The length of the peninsula makes up 53 km, width - 20 km. The highest point (1877 m) is the Markova Mountain. It is regularly stormed not only by tourists, but also by locals during the traditional annual marathons attracting people even from other regions of Buryatia.

It is not necessary to climb to the top in order to enjoy the view of the surroundings, it is enough to rise to the level of the mountain plateau where the tundra begins. A magnificent panorama opens from the plateau: the water surface of the Baikal Lake, a series of islands and two bays: Barguzinsky and Chivyrkuisky. This is one of the best views on the sea lake.

From geographical point of view the peninsula is a spur of the Barguzinsky Ridge with a corresponding relief: mountains, hills, steep slopes, treeless skerries, a lot of rivers (the largest of them being Krestovskaya), hot springs (the most popular of them being Zmeiny in the Zmeevaya Bay, Orlovsky in the north-west of the peninsula is less famous). The forests are dense, a lot of different animals, from muskrat to bear, live there. Do you like wild nature? Here you are.