It lies to the west of the urban core of Beijing, and is part of the Western Hills area, bordering the districts of Haidian to the northeast and east, Fengtai to the south, and Mentougou to the west.

There are 9 subdistricts in the district:[1] The western stretch of the 5th Ring Road lies in this area.

Shijingshan District is currently served by 4 metro lines of the Beijing Subway system: In 2017, the regional GDP of the district was 53.54 billion yuan,[3] with GDP per capita at 87.5 thousand yuan.

The district is the location of hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics BMX and track-cycling events at the location of the Laoshan Velodrome,[4] as well as hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics Big Air snowboarding and freestyle skiing events at the Big Air Shougang.

The average annual rainfall is 565.9 mm (22.28 in) with July as the wettest month.