Sharada Peeth is approximately from Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir and from Srinagar, the capital of Jammu & Kashmir. It is about from the Line of Control, which divides the Pakistani and Indian-controlled areas of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated above sea level, along the Neelam River in the village of Sharda, in the valley of Mount Harmukh, believed by Kashmiri Pandits to be the abode of Shiva.