河南小秦(qin)嶺國家地(di)質公園位于河南省(sheng)西部邊陲,豫、秦(qin)晉(jin)三省(sheng)交(jiao)界的靈(ling)(ling)寶市(shi)境內。靈(ling)(ling)寶市(shi)自(zi)古以來就(jiu)是(shi)通秦(qin)連晉(jin)、承東啟(qi)西的重要通道。公園區(qu)域(yu)內氣候溫(wen)和、降水(shui)充足、地(di)形復雜(za)、植被類型豐富,垂(chui)直分帶明顯。公園距三門峽(xia)市(shi)53公里,距省(sheng)會(hui)鄭(zheng)州299公里,鐵(tie)路(lu)公路(lu)、水(shui)路(lu)兼(jian)備,交(jiao)通十分便利,具有獨特的區(qu)位優勢。
河南小秦(qin)嶺國(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)曲園主要(yao)包括河南之(zhi)巔(dian)——老鴉岔垴變質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)棰雜(za)巖眭花崗巖地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌園區、娘(niang)娘(niang)山流水(shui)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌園區和(he)黃(huang)河濕地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)園區,總面(mian)積為(wei)136.78平(ping)方公里。公園區域經(jing)歷了(le)長期多(duo)次(ci)的(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)構造(zao)運(yun)動,地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡(ji)資源(yuan)豐(feng)富,自然景觀優美(mei),加之(zhi)悠久的(de)(de)(de)(de)歷史文化遺(yi)留(liu)下(xia)大(da)量珍(zhen)貴(gui)的(de)(de)(de)(de)人文遺(yi)跡(ji)概具(ju)典型性(xing)稀有性(xing),井具(ju)有自然性(xing)、系統性(xing)、完(wan)整性(xing)和(he)可(ke)保護(hu)性(xing),共同構成地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)幻園的(de)(de)(de)(de)重要(yao)內涵。河南小秦(qin)嶺國(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公園地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)景觀豐(feng)富多(duo)樣,共有地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)剖面(mian)、地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)構造(zao)、古(gu)生物、礦(kuang)物與礦(kuang)床、地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌景觀、水(shui)體景觀、環境(jing)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡(ji)等七大(da)類。公園內地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡(ji)資源(yuan)珍(zhen)貴(gui),良好地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)保存著娘(niang)娘(niang)山花崗巖剝蝕形成的(de)(de)(de)(de)峰叢地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌、流水(shui)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)貌、水(shui)體景觀,以及東部小秦(qin)嶺山體傾(qing)傲端元(yuan)古(gu)宙太(tai)古(gu)宙上、下(xia)基(ji)底地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)層(ceng)層(ceng)序和(he)變質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)核(he)雜(za)巖形成時期的(de)(de)(de)(de)典型構造(zao)遺(yi)跡(ji),極具(ju)美(mei)學(xue)價(jia)值和(he)旅游開發價(jia)值。