It lies along the northwestern face of the Montes Cordillera mountain range that encircles the Mare Orientale.

Schlüter has an irregular outer rim that is roughly circular, with small outward bulges to the north and southeast.

The interior floor has a curved patch of low-albedo material along the northern inner wall, nearly matching the dark shade of the Lacus Autumni to the south of the Montes Cordillera range.

In the midpoint of the floor is a central peak, consisting of an elongated ridge with the long dimension aligned in a northerly direction.

[1] By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Schlüter.