It is located in the Schober group of Hohe Tauern National Park, and is at an altitude of 2,465 metres (8,087 ft) above sea level (AA).

The lake lies south-east from the Hoher Perschitzkopf [de], just some 100 meters away from the border to East Tyrol.

On its north bank lies the Wangenitzsee Hut, meaning that the lake is on the Wiener Höhenweg [de].

The shoreline is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long, and the volume of the lake is 3,487,000,000 cubic metres (9.21×1011 US gal).

The flora in the area around the lake consists primarily of Carex curvula and Scheuchzer's cottongrass.