2000, the tertiary sector, especially tourism, offered three quarters of the employment of Engelberg. Geography Engelberg is situated within the Uri Alps mountain range. Engelberg is surrounded by major mountain summits, such as Titlis in the south () above sea level), the Walenstöcke () and Ruchstock () to the north, Hahnen () and Wissberg () to the east, the Engelberger Rotstock () and the Wissigstock () to the northeast, and the upper valley of the Engelberger Aa leading to the Surenen Pass () 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 or about 1.9% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1980/81 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 0.61% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1980/81 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality. The average altitude of Engelberg is . However the village is surrounded by the Alps, creating very steep terrain. The highest point in the borders of the municipality is the Titlis. The Engelberg Valley () is drained by the Engelberger Aa, a tributary of Lake Lucerne. The valley is located southwards from the lake. Transport The municipality of Engelberg is served by two stations on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line. Engelberg railway station is located in the village and is the terminus of the line. Grafenort station is to the north, one station away. Both stations are served by hourly InterRegio trains from the city of Lucerne. A free bus system provides daytime transport within the village, with a network of seven routes during the winter season (from December through to April) and a single route during the summer season (from April until October). Tourism The major tourist activities in the village and surrounding area are skiing and other snow sports in the winter season, and hiking and mountain activities during the summer. In the village itself