It faces the Central Mountain Range on the east, and is separated by the Qishan River from the Alishan Range which is on the west of the Yushan Range.

[2] The Yushan Range is shaped somewhat like a crucifix,[dubious – discuss] with a relatively short east to west ridge and a relatively long north to south ridge.

Mighty Yushan, towering 3,952 m (12,966 ft) above sea level, stands at the point where these two ridges meet.

There are 22 peaks taller than 3,000 m (9,843 ft) among the Yushan Range, including 12 of the "top 100 peaks of Taiwan" (台灣百岳):

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