黄石寨以雄著称，呈不规则台体，平均海拔1100m，顶部面积约0.2hm²，为边缘陡峭、顶面平坦的地貌类型，是石英砂岩峰林地貌形成的最初阶段。是流水沿节理、裂隙切割崩塌分离而成。沿寨环形，千姿百态的砂岩峰林，变幻无常的茫茫云海，诸般景象尽收眼底。被誉为“不上黄石寨，枉到张家界”。

Yellow Stone Village is famous by its power. It is an irregular platform as a whole, with an average height of 1100 m and top area of 0.2 hm². Yellow Stone Village has steep edges and flat top surface in landscape, representing the early stage of forming of sandstone forest landscape. It is a result of water cutting along joints and the sandstone falling down along the certain directions. Along the ring circling the Yellow Stone Village are the sandstone forest with a variety of shapes and the vast sea of clouds with unceasing changes, making Yellow Stone Village one of the best scenes in the Geopark. There is a saying as “without visiting Yellow Stone Village is in vain to visit Zhangjiajie”.