The low mountainous area of Helan Mountain has sparse vegetation, severe surface erosion and a fragile ecological environment. In this study, we analyzed surface soils at five different altitudes in the low mountainous area of Helan Mountain to determine their basic physical and chemical properties. the activities of four common soil enzymes and their correlations. The results showed that with increasing altitude, the soil moisture content and total porosity showed upward trends, while bulk density, organic matter and available phosphorus showed downward trends, and TC, TN and alkali-hydrolyzed nitrogen showed trends that were first decreasing and then increasing. As the altitude increased, the carbon-nitrogen ratio increased and showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing, while soil urease and alkaline phosphatase activities showed the opposite trends that were first decreasing and then increasing, and sucrase and catalase showed steadily increasing trends. Urease activity and phosphatase activity were significantly positively correlated with soil total nitrogen. Previous studies had also found differences in various physical and chemical property indexes and enzyme activities of surface soil at different altitudes, and that the physical and chemical properties of soil and enzyme activities affect each other.