[3] Steg-Hohtenn has an area, as of 2011[update], of 14.2 square kilometers (5.5 sq mi).

[4] The village of Steg is located at the southern entrance to the Lötschental or Lötschen valley.

Hohtenn village is located on terrace above the eastern entrance to the Lötschental and is about 150 meters (490 ft) above Steg.

[4] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.8%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (1.3%) and Albanian is the third (0.9%).

Gampel-Steg station is on the Simplon line from Lausanne to Brig, and is situated alongside the River Rhone at the villages lowest point.

Gampel-Steg station is served by trains to Brig, Visp, Martigny and Monthey.