[2] In terms of geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, it is a microregion located in the western part of the Broumov Highlands within the Central Sudetes.

Jestřebí hory is a small mountain range made up of several high peaks which do not surpass 750 metres,[3] located in the riven basin of the river Metuje and Úpa, and their inflows.

The mountain range has a length of 20 km and stretches from the north-east to south-west, from the north of the area of Trutnov in the north-west to the outskirts of the settlement of Hronov in the south-east.

The mountain range in the south-eastern part slowly reduces in height into the valley of Metuje, making them smaller and thinner.

The south-eastern part of the mountain range extends with its high peak Vrše with a height of 518 metres (1,699 ft).