northeast, and the upper valley of the Engelberger Aa leading to the Surenen Pass 2291 m leading to the Urner Reusstal.

Engelberg has an area (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 27.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 43.5% is unproductive land. In the 2013/18 survey a total of 146 ha or about 1.9% of the total