Horned puffins live among steep rocky slopes and cliffs. Terraced fields are common in islands with steep slopes. The mountain's lower slopes are wooded. The volcano frequently erupted lava, which descended over steep slopes. The eastern mountain slopes have light coniferous taiga forests. There are pastures on the lower mountain slopes. The steep canyon slopes, columns and arches rise to heights of between . The terrain slopes to the south and east. The terrain generally slopes to the west. The topsoil on the steep slopes is very thin. The town slopes gently from Cleadon Hills down to the river. Females with young tend to choose grazing ground on high, steep slopes. The afforested mountain slopes serve as water reservoirs. The plateau generally slopes towards the north. Forestry products from the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains are economically important.