牯牛降于１９８８年经国务院批准为国家级自然保护区，是一个以保护森林生态系统为主的自然综合体；位于皖南的石台、祁门两县交界处；总面积６９７０公顷，主峰海拔１７２７．６米。区内有保存完好的天然原始中亚热带常绿阔叶林，森林覆盖率为９６％，蕴藏着丰富的野生动植物 It was approved by the State Council as a national nature reserve in 1988 and is a natural complex dominated by the protection of forest ecosystems. It is located at the junction of Shitai and Qimen counties in southern Anhui Province with a total area of ​​6,970 hectares with a peak elevation of 1,727 .6 meters. The region has well-preserved natural original subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, the forest coverage rate of 96%, rich in wildlife reserves