河(he)南(nan)小秦(qin)嶺(ling)國家地質公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)位于河(he)南(nan)省(sheng)西(xi)部邊(bian)陲,豫、秦(qin)晉三省(sheng)交界的靈(ling)寶市(shi)境(jing)內。靈(ling)寶市(shi)自古以來就是(shi)通秦(qin)連晉、承(cheng)東啟(qi)西(xi)的重要(yao)通道。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)區(qu)域內氣候(hou)溫和、降水充足、地形(xing)復雜、植被類型豐富,垂(chui)直(zhi)分帶明(ming)顯(xian)。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)距(ju)三門峽市(shi)53公(gong)(gong)里,距(ju)省(sheng)會鄭州(zhou)299公(gong)(gong)里,鐵(tie)路(lu)(lu)公(gong)(gong)路(lu)(lu)、水路(lu)(lu)兼備,交通十分便利,具有獨特的區(qu)位優勢。
河(he)南小秦(qin)嶺國(guo)(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)曲園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)主(zhu)要包括(kuo)河(he)南之巔(dian)——老鴉岔垴變(bian)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)棰雜(za)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)眭(sui)花崗巖(yan)(yan)(yan)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)、娘娘山流水(shui)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)和(he)(he)黃河(he)濕地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu),總面(mian)積為(wei)136.78平方公(gong)里。公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)域(yu)經歷了長期多(duo)次的(de)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)構造(zao)運(yun)動,地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡資源豐富(fu),自然(ran)景觀優美,加(jia)之悠久的(de)歷史文(wen)(wen)化遺(yi)留下大量珍(zhen)貴(gui)的(de)人(ren)文(wen)(wen)遺(yi)跡概具典(dian)型性稀有(you)性,井具有(you)自然(ran)性、系統性、完整性和(he)(he)可(ke)保護性,共同構成地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)幻園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的(de)重要內(nei)涵。河(he)南小秦(qin)嶺國(guo)(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)景觀豐富(fu)多(duo)樣,共有(you)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)剖面(mian)、地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)構造(zao)、古(gu)生物(wu)、礦物(wu)與礦床(chuang)、地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)景觀、水(shui)體(ti)景觀、環境地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡等七(qi)大類。公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡資源珍(zhen)貴(gui),良(liang)好地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)保存著娘娘山花崗巖(yan)(yan)(yan)剝(bo)蝕形成的(de)峰(feng)叢地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)、流水(shui)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)、水(shui)體(ti)景觀,以及東(dong)部小秦(qin)嶺山體(ti)傾傲端(duan)元古(gu)宙太古(gu)宙上、下基底地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)層層序和(he)(he)變(bian)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)核雜(za)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)形成時期的(de)典(dian)型構造(zao)遺(yi)跡,極具美學價值和(he)(he)旅(lv)游開發價值。