To the north, it is separated from the Stillwater Range by Sand Springs Pass.
The Sand Springs Range was the site of Project Shoal, an underground nuclear test conducted as part of the Vela Uniform program.
No surface crater was formed, and the casual observer will find little evidence that the event ever took place.
The Sand Springs Range also has several large military radar installations.
The most prominent peak in the Sand Springs Range is Big Kasock Mountain at an elevation of 7,150 feet (2,180 m).