It is bordered to the north and northeast by the river Vardar and the foothills of the Šar Mountains and the Skopska Crna Gora; to the southeast by Bojansko Pole and Kopaničko Pole - parts of the Skopje Valley, and to the south by the Prigrabska Valley Tetovo Suvodolica.

Mount Žeden extends in a southwest–northeast direction and covers a total area of 109 square kilometres (42 sq mi).

Golem Žeden is located in the northern part of the mountain and can be climbed from the villages of Rašče and Raduša.

Ušajna is located in the southern part of Mount Žeden and can also be climbed from Bojane.

The geological composition is characterized by massive marbleised limestone formations lying over crystalline schists.