The Steinberg lies in the western half of the Leine Uplands, which in turn are the northern part of the Lower Saxon Hills.

It lies between Gerzen to the north, Föhrste and Wispenstein to the east, Imsen to the southeast, Delligsen to the south and Grünenplan some distance to the northwest.

Nordwest of the Steinberg lies the Reuberg, on the other side of the River Leine are the Sieben Berge to the north and the Sackwald to the east.

On its crest and its, in places, steep flanks, there are limestone crags, usually hidden in the woods, like the Kippnäse in the southeast.

The E11 European long distance path runs past the ridge in the area where it transitions to the Reuberg between Grünenplan and Gerzen.