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The Musi mountain range constitutes the central section of the long chain of mountains which borders the Friulian plains to the North-East.
Bordered to the West by the peaks of Mount Plauris and to the North by Resia Valley, these mountains have remained wild and unspoiled.
The ruggedness of the Musi mountains makes for challenging hikes, to be taken on with at least a minimum amount of preparation and caution, also given the high moisture in the area and the highest recorded rainfall of the region.

On the northern side, the relentless action of the water has produced many karst caves in all three types of carbonate rock that are characteristic of the area (Oolitic limestone, Dachstein limestone and Dolomite). These caves reveal the stratigraphic sequence laid bare by processes of meteorological erosion and by the action of ice. Since the 1990s, explorations have led to the discovery of approximately 210 caves within an area of roughly 1.5 km˛.
Along a ridge which remains at around 1,800 m, there are three crests which characterise the Musi mountain range: Mount Cadin (1,818 m), Cima Musi (1,878 m) and Mount Zaiavor (1,816 m). The peaks overlook Resia Valley and there is a sweeping 360° view over the Julian Alps, the Carnic Alps, the Eastern Dolomites, the Friulian lowlands and… the Adriatic.