Chuyskaya Steppe is surrounded by many nature landmarks. From the north it is limited by the Kuraysky Mountain Range, from the opposite side it is restricted by the rivers Bashkus and Chulyshman, which flow into Teletskoye Lake. As for the eastern part, it is a natural borderline between Tuva and Altai, and finally southern edge is a frontier with Mongolia.

It’s a peculiarity of the steppe, that it is the most droughty zone in Mountain Altai, that’s why there is no any lush greenery there. Among not numerous plants you can find sagebrush, feather grass, coach-grass and sedge. Around numerous lakes there is reed. Also it’s unique for alpine edelweiss.

As for the fauna of the steppe, it’s a natural place of habitat for many rare animals such as an antelope, a fox corsac and a cat manul. You can see cranes, swams, golden eagles and black vultures. It’s impossible to count how many rodents there are there – ground squirrels, marmots, jerboas, wall-creapers and hamsters.

Moreover, it’s a place where a great number of archeological monuments are concentrated. There are about 20 archeological sites of paleolith in the steppe, monuments of the Bronze and the Iron Ages, for instance, burial mounds, stone statues, rock paintings and even potter’s and iron making  factory.