 Large parts of the northern and western mountain ranges belong to the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park established in 1988.The Antholzer Bach stream runs through the valley from Antholzer See (Lago di Anterselva) down to its confluence with the Rienz (Rienza) river at Olang.Rasen-Antholz is located east of Bruneck, the administrative centre of the Puster Valley, and about northeast of the South Tyrolean capital Bolzano.