Mölten lies in the heart of the mountain plateau between Bozen and Meran, between the Sarntal Valley and the Passeier Valley, at an average altitude of 1,000 to 2,000 m a.s.l. Mölten village centre nestles in the hollow of a mountain slope.at an altitude of 1,133m a.s.l.

To the east, Mölten is bordered by the Salten ridge and the Tschaufen, to the north by the Möltner Joch, to the west by the hill with the St. Ulrich church behind which, to the south-west, a steep slope descends to the Adige Valley. Thanks to its location in the open hollow, Mölten gets a lot of sun and, at the same time, is sheltered from the wind. In winter, the climate is milder than in Bozen, 900m below.