It faces the Chungyang Range on the southeast.

The tallest peak of Xueshan Range is Mount Xue/Sekuwan, which has a height of 3,886 m (12,749 ft).

Shei-Pa National Park is located around the peaks of Xueshan and Dabajianshan.

The current name derives from the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name of the range's highest peak, Xueshan.

The same name is sometimes written Hsüeh-shan or calqued as the Snow or Snowy Mountain Range.