河(he)南小秦嶺國家地質公(gong)園位于河(he)南省(sheng)西部邊陲,豫(yu)、秦晉三省(sheng)交(jiao)界的靈寶(bao)市境(jing)內。靈寶(bao)市自(zi)古以來(lai)就(jiu)是通秦連晉、承(cheng)東啟西的重要通道(dao)。公(gong)園區(qu)(qu)域內氣候溫和、降水(shui)(shui)充足(zu)、地形復雜、植被類型豐富,垂直分帶明(ming)顯。公(gong)園距三門(men)峽市53公(gong)里(li)(li),距省(sheng)會鄭州(zhou)299公(gong)里(li)(li),鐵路(lu)(lu)公(gong)路(lu)(lu)、水(shui)(shui)路(lu)(lu)兼備,交(jiao)通十分便利,具(ju)有獨特的區(qu)(qu)位優勢。
河南(nan)小(xiao)秦(qin)嶺(ling)國家地(di)(di)質(zhi)曲園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)主要包括河南(nan)之巔——老鴉岔垴變質(zhi)棰雜(za)巖(yan)眭花(hua)(hua)崗巖(yan)地(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)(mao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)、娘(niang)娘(niang)山(shan)流(liu)水(shui)地(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)(mao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)和(he)黃河濕地(di)(di)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu),總面(mian)積為136.78平(ping)方公(gong)里。公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)域經歷了長期多次(ci)的(de)(de)地(di)(di)質(zhi)構造(zao)(zao)運動,地(di)(di)質(zhi)遺(yi)(yi)跡(ji)資源豐(feng)富,自然(ran)景觀(guan)(guan)(guan)優美,加之悠久的(de)(de)歷史(shi)文化(hua)遺(yi)(yi)留下(xia)大(da)量珍貴的(de)(de)人文遺(yi)(yi)跡(ji)概具典(dian)型性稀有(you)(you)性,井(jing)具有(you)(you)自然(ran)性、系統性、完整性和(he)可保護性,共同構成(cheng)地(di)(di)質(zhi)幻園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的(de)(de)重要內涵。河南(nan)小(xiao)秦(qin)嶺(ling)國家地(di)(di)質(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)地(di)(di)質(zhi)景觀(guan)(guan)(guan)豐(feng)富多樣,共有(you)(you)地(di)(di)質(zhi)剖面(mian)、地(di)(di)質(zhi)構造(zao)(zao)、古(gu)生物、礦物與(yu)礦床、地(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)(mao)景觀(guan)(guan)(guan)、水(shui)體(ti)景觀(guan)(guan)(guan)、環境地(di)(di)質(zhi)遺(yi)(yi)跡(ji)等七大(da)類。公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)內地(di)(di)質(zhi)遺(yi)(yi)跡(ji)資源珍貴,良好(hao)地(di)(di)保存(cun)著娘(niang)娘(niang)山(shan)花(hua)(hua)崗巖(yan)剝蝕形成(cheng)的(de)(de)峰叢地(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)(mao)、流(liu)水(shui)地(di)(di)貌(mao)(mao)(mao)、水(shui)體(ti)景觀(guan)(guan)(guan),以及東部小(xiao)秦(qin)嶺(ling)山(shan)體(ti)傾傲(ao)端元古(gu)宙太古(gu)宙上、下(xia)基底地(di)(di)層(ceng)層(ceng)序和(he)變質(zhi)核雜(za)巖(yan)形成(cheng)時期的(de)(de)典(dian)型構造(zao)(zao)遺(yi)(yi)跡(ji),極具美學價值(zhi)和(he)旅(lv)游(you)開發價值(zhi)。