Sörenberg lies at an altitude of 1,159 metres above sea level and is surrounded by mountains over 2,000 metres. On its south side the village is overlooked by the Brienzer Rothorn (2,350 m), the highest mountain in the canton of Lucerne. On the west is the Schrattenfluh (2,092 m), a large karstic mountain. To the east, the Glaubenbielen Pass crosses to Giswil in the canton of Obwalden.