Blatten lies in the Lötschental valley south of the Bernese Alps.
 The municipality is located in the Westlich Raron district, and is the highest inhabited part of the Lötschental valley at an elevation of 1,540 m (5,050 ft).
It consists of the village of Blatten and the hamlets of Eisten, Ried and Weissenried.
At the head of the road up the valley, Fafleralp is the site of a well known hotel.

The Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area, includes most of the municipality, although excluding the main settlements.
At the head of the Lötschental valley, the Lötschenlücke pass, into the valley of the Aletsch Glacier, forms the municipal boundary.
Below this pass, the Langgletscher glacier occupies the  Lötschental valley, whilst the Schwarzsee lake lies at a lower level.
The valley is framed by the Tschingelhorn to the north and the Bietschhorn to the south, and the slopes of both mountains lie within the municipality.

Blatten has an area, as of 2011, of 90.7 square kilometers (35.0 sq mi).
 Of this area, 9.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.0% is forested.
 Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 81.1% is unproductive land.

The entire village of Blatten and the hamlets of Eisten and Weissenried are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
Blatten lies in the Lötschental valley south of the Bernese Alps.  The municipality is located in the Westlich Raron district, and is the highest inhabited part of the Lötschental valley at an elevation of 1,540 m (5,050 ft). It consists of the village of Blatten and the hamlets of Eisten, Ried and Weissenried. At the head of the road up the valley, Fafleralp is the site of a well known hotel.
The Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area, includes most of the municipality, although excluding the main settlements. At the head of the Lötschental valley, the Lötschenlücke pass, into the valley of the Aletsch Glacier, forms the municipal boundary. Below this pass, the Langgletscher glacier occupies the  Lötschental valley, whilst the Schwarzsee lake lies at a lower level. The valley is framed by the Tschingelhorn to the north and the Bietschhorn to the south, and the slopes of both mountains lie within the municipality.
Blatten has an area, as of 2011, of 90.7 square kilometers (35.0 sq mi).  Of this area, 9.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.0% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 81.1% is unproductive land.
The entire village of Blatten and the hamlets of Eisten and Weissenried are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
Blatten (Lötschen)