Isenthal has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 61 km² (24 sq mi). Of this area, 27.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (45.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1993 land survey^[update], 21.4% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 1.4% is covered in small trees and shrubbery.

Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for farming or pastures, while 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops and 22.2% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.3% is covered with buildings, and 0.2% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.9% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 35.6% is too rocky for vegatation, and 8.8% is other unproductive land.

The municipality is located at the intersection of the Sernftal and the Grosstal. It consists of the village of Isenthal and widely scattered small settlements.

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Isenthal Church and village
Cemetery and bank in Isenthal

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