Covering parts of the Modoc, Shasta-Trinity and Klamath National Forests the national monument has significant ecological diversity including dormant volcanoes, lava fields, forests and lakes.
The Sáttítla monument, which includes parts of Shasta-Trinity, Modoc and Klamath national forests, was a top priority of the Pit River Tribe, which is based in Burney, northeast of Redding.