Kőszeg Mountains · Burgenland · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Geschriebenstein

884 mAustria / Hungary borderSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation884 mabove sea level

Prominence414 mindependent height

Isolation20 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

47.35° N, 16.43° EElevation 884 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit884 m
Mid-mountain610 m
Valley · Velem340 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Geschriebenstein in brief

Geschriebenstein rises to 884 m in the Kőszeg Mountains, Burgenland, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 414 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The summit lies on the border between Austria and Hungary, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.

The nearest town in the atlas is Velem, 4.7 km to the E at 340 m.

Facts

Elevation: 884 m · 2,900 ft
Prominence: 414 m
Range: Kőszeg Mountains
Region: Burgenland
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.3528, 16.4337
Nearest airport: Vienna International Airport (VIE) · 85 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 Geschriebenstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Geschriebenstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	3°	4°	8°	13°	17°	21°	23°	23°	18°	13°	7°	3°
Average low	-4°	-3°	-1°	3°	7°	11°	13°	13°	9°	5°	1°	-3°
Precipitation	32 mm	34 mm	51 mm	52 mm	103 mm	123 mm	109 mm	114 mm	96 mm	68 mm	60 mm	49 mm
Cloud cover	50%	49%	49%	42%	39%	38%	31%	31%	37%	43%	54%	55%
Daylight	8h 53	10h 17	11h 51	13h 36	15h 05	15h 55	15h 35	14h 17	12h 37	10h 56	9h 21	8h 30
Month score	41	41	36	53	63	64	70	68	68	49	32	34

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–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	800 m	950 m	1,400 m	2,100 m	2,750 m	3,300 m	3,600 m	3,600 m	2,900 m	2,250 m	1,500 m	900 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Geschriebenstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hutwisch	896 m	160 m	20 km NW	23°
Großer Hirschenstein	862 m	60 m	4.2 km W	23°
Kleiner Hirschenstein	836 m	–	4.9 km W	23°
Steinstückl	833 m	–	15 km NW	24°
Kienberg, Burgenland	805 m	–	15 km NW	24°
Klosterberg, Burgenland	745 m	–	25 km N	24°
Kohlrücken	689 m	–	1.8 km SE	25°
Glanzenriegel	686 m	–	24 km NW	24°