The region, which is also termed the Manaslu Conservation Area, comprises sub-tropical Himalayan foothills to arid Trans-Himalayan high pastures bordering Tibet. Starting from Arughat and extending into the Larkhe La pass, the area covers six climatic zones: the tropical and sub-tropical zone, elevation varies from ; the temperate zone (within elevation range of ; the sub-alpine zone elevation range of ; the alpine zone, a range of ) meadows; and the arctic zone (lying above ). The zones coalesce with the variation of the altitude from about in the tropical zone to the summit of Manaslu in the arctic zone.