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Allgäu Alps · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Einstein

1,866 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
Elevation1,866 mabove sea level
Prominence721 mindependent height
Isolation3.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul17°average high
47.52° N, 10.51° EElevation 1,866 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,866 m
  • Mid-mountain1,480 m
  • Valley · Tannheim1,097 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Einstein in brief

Einstein rises to 1,866 m in the Allgäu Alps, Tyrol, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 721 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town is Tannheim, 2.6 km to the S at 1,097 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,866 m · 6,122 ft
Prominence
721 m
Range
Allgäu Alps
Region
Tyrol
Country
Austria
Coordinates
47.5223, 10.5136
Nearest airport
Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) · 56 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Einstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°1°-8°Jan1°-8°Feb4°-5°Mar8°-2°Apr12°3°May15°6°Jun17°8°Jul17°8°Aug13°4°Sep10°1°Oct4°-3°Nov1°-7°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Einstein by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°1°4°8°12°15°17°17°13°10°4°1°
Average low-8°-8°-5°-2°3°6°8°8°4°1°-3°-7°
Precipitation134 mm119 mm160 mm126 mm186 mm238 mm267 mm250 mm178 mm135 mm144 mm155 mm
Cloud cover39%42%45%45%44%43%37%38%42%41%43%43%
Daylight8h 5210h 1611h 5113h 3615h 0615h 5715h 3614h 1812h 3710h 559h 208h 28
Month score212019193247585735202020

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,250 m1,350 m1,800 m2,350 m3,000 m3,500 m3,750 m3,750 m3,200 m2,700 m1,950 m1,450 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Einstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Bretterspitze2,608 m175 m21 km S12°
Noppenspitze2,594 m148 m23 km S12°
Hochvogel2,592 m572 m17 km S12°
Kreuzkarspitze2,587 m155 m23 km S12°
Namloser Wetterspitze2,553 m772 m24 km SE12°
Schwellenspitze2,496 m97 m19 km S11°
Mittlere Kreuzspitze2,496 m456 m22 km S12°
Elmer Kreuzspitze2,480 m100 m20 km S12°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Tannheim
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Tannheim

Tyrol · 2.6 km S
12°Oct high
13wet days
36score
Tannheim
Zöblen
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Zöblen

Tyrol · 3.0 km SW
13°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Zöblen
Grän
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Grän

Tyrol · 3.7 km SE
12°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Grän
Schattwald
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Schattwald

Tyrol · 4.0 km W
13°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Schattwald
Around here

Tannheim and around

Tannheim
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Tannheim

Tyrol · Austria
Jun–Augbest months
21°July high
1,097 maltitude
Tannheim

Nature

Wertach
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7.8 km NW

Wertach

River
Wertach
Vilsalpsee
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4.2 km S

Vilsalpsee

Lake · 1,165 m
Vilsalpsee
Haldensee
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4.6 km E

Haldensee

Lake · 1,124 m
Haldensee

Mountains

Parseierspitze
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36 km S

Parseierspitze

3,036 m · Lechtal Alps
Parseierspitze
Zugspitze
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36 km E

Zugspitze

2,962 m · Wetterstein
Zugspitze
Gatschkopf, Grins
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36 km S

Gatschkopf, Grins

2,945 m · Lechtal Alps
Gatschkopf, Grins

Heritage

Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus Tannheim (Tirol)
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under 100 m E

Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus Tannheim (Tirol)

Listed objects in Austria · 1729
Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus Tannheim (Tirol)
Pfarrkirche Grän
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2.8 km E

Pfarrkirche Grän

Listed objects in Austria · 1789
Pfarrkirche Grän
Expositurkirche Zöblen
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3.0 km W

Expositurkirche Zöblen

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Expositurkirche Zöblen

Museums

Heimatmuseum Tannheim
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0.9 km NW

Heimatmuseum Tannheim

Local museum
Heimatmuseum Tannheim
Felixé Mina's Haus
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0.2 km SE

Felixé Mina's Haus

Felixé Mina's Haus
Walderlebniszentrum Ziegelwies
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15 km NE

Walderlebniszentrum Ziegelwies

2002
Walderlebniszentrum Ziegelwies