 Kiandra lies approximately north-west of Cooma on the Snowy Mountains Highway between Adaminaby and Talbingo.It sits at above sea level and is situated on a high, treeless ridge on the banks of the Eucumbene River, which is snow-covered during winter and is subject to high winds.It lies in the Australian Alps montane grasslands bioregion according to Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia.