 The Buscot (1,245 m / 4,084 ft) is an attached subpeak on the western side of the main range.The range mostly consists of greywacke and some schist.Flora includes slim snow tussock ("Chionochloa macra") and narrow-leaved snow tussock ("Chionochloa rigida") as well as an array of alpine herbs, while fauna include the New Zealand falcon, sky lark, chukar, California quail and the New Zealand pipit, as well as the common skink and common gecko.