Kaiser Mountains · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Hackenköpfe

2,126 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,126 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul14°average high

47.56° N, 12.26° EElevation 2,126 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,126 m
Mid-mountain1,440 m
Valley · Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser749 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Hackenköpfe in brief

Hackenköpfe rises to 2,126 m in the Kaiser Mountains, Tyrol, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, 3.5 km to the S at 749 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,126 m · 6,975 ft
Range: Kaiser Mountains
Region: Tyrol
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.5611, 12.2550
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 62 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 Hackenköpfe by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Hackenköpfe by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	-1°	1°	5°	10°	13°	14°	14°	10°	8°	3°	0°
Average low	-8°	-8°	-6°	-2°	2°	6°	7°	8°	4°	2°	-4°	-8°
Precipitation	142 mm	126 mm	167 mm	134 mm	194 mm	269 mm	296 mm	288 mm	197 mm	130 mm	137 mm	135 mm
Cloud cover	47%	51%	54%	50%	48%	49%	43%	44%	48%	46%	52%	51%
Daylight	8h 51	10h 16	11h 51	13h 36	15h 06	15h 57	15h 37	14h 18	12h 37	10h 55	9h 20	8h 28
Month score	18	16	15	17	18	30	42	42	20	18	16	16

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,400 m	1,450 m	1,750 m	2,300 m	3,050 m	3,500 m	3,750 m	3,800 m	3,250 m	2,850 m	2,050 m	1,500 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Hackenköpfe in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Ellmauer Halt	2,344 m	1,551 m	3.5 km E	14°
Ackerlspitze	2,329 m	–	6.0 km E	14°
Treffauer	2,304 m	–	2.8 km E	13°
Gamshalt	2,291 m	1,480 m	3.4 km E	14°
Hochgrubachspitzen	2,284 m	350 m	6.8 km E	15°
Hintere Karlspitze	2,281 m	–	4.5 km E	15°
Karlspitzen	2,281 m	–	4.6 km E	14°
Sonneck	2,260 m	–	2.1 km E	13°