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The Canin group represents the final section of the Julian Alps on the Italian side. It is of considerable importance both in terms of its natural features (geology, fauna, vegetation) and history. The most characteristic natural phenomenon here is that of karstification due to the dissolution of the rock by water. This phenomenon can occur on the surface topography, with the typical depressions found on almost all the Canin plateaus, but is above all found underground with the formation of hollows, wells and caves.

From the point of view of vegetation, the flora here takes on different characteristics according to altitude; as one ascends, the typical tree formations such as spruce, beech and larch are replaced with shrubs, amongst which mountain pine, rhododendron and dwarf willow. It is possible to find certain varieties of endemic flora, including hybrid rhododendrons and the Carniolan lily (lilium carniolicum). On the Canin Massif, it is easy to spot foxes, rock-goats, chamois, marmots and mustelidae, including stoats. Many birds can be found here, amongst which the golden eagle and raven. Across the entire Massif, traces remain of the First World War.