The village of Markovo is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the SSE of the range near the eastern side of its southern end.

[2] The Shchuchy Range extends for roughly 120 kilometres (75 mi) in a NNE/SSW direction from the southeastern end of the Anadyr Plateau.

[4] To the west the mountain range is limited by the course of the Anadyr River, which flows first southwards, then makes a wide bend at the southern end of the range, and then flows roughly northeastwards in a wide valley.

[3] The highest point of the Shchuchy Range is 1,185 metres (3,888 ft) high Gora Shchuchya (гора щучья).

[3] The Shchuchy Range is part of the East Siberian System of mountains and is one of the subranges of the Anadyr Highlands.