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Leiterer
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Großvenediger
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Großvenediger
Rainerhorn
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Rainerhorn
Hohes Aderl
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Hohes Aderl
Schwarze Wand, Prägraten am Großvenediger
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Venediger Group · Salzburg · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Leiterer

2,336 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
Elevation2,336 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.4 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul13°average high
47.18° N, 12.35° EElevation 2,336 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,336 m
  • Mid-mountain1,590 m
  • Valley · Neukirchen am Großvenediger851 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Leiterer in brief

Leiterer rises to 2,336 m in the Venediger Group, Salzburg, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.

The nearest town is Neukirchen am Großvenediger, 9.8 km to the NW at 851 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,336 m · 7,664 ft
Range
Venediger Group
Region
Salzburg
Country
Austria
Coordinates
47.1798, 12.3522
Nearest airport
Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 77 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 Leiterer 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°-3°-9°Jan-2°-9°Feb0°-6°Mar3°-3°Apr7°1°May11°4°Jun13°6°Jul13°7°Aug9°3°Sep6°0°Oct2°-4°Nov-2°-8°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Leiterer by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-3°-2°0°3°7°11°13°13°9°6°2°-2°
Average low-9°-9°-6°-3°1°4°6°7°3°0°-4°-8°
Precipitation75 mm64 mm98 mm100 mm156 mm208 mm254 mm234 mm156 mm125 mm104 mm86 mm
Cloud cover42%46%50%48%46%48%44%45%47%43%47%47%
Daylight8h 5410h 1711h 5113h 3515h 0415h 5415h 3414h 1612h 3710h 569h 228h 31
Month score323423231822363618202227

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–Apr · Nov–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,450 m1,450 m1,850 m2,300 m3,000 m3,500 m3,850 m3,850 m3,300 m2,850 m2,100 m1,600 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Leiterer in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Großvenediger3,657 m1,185 m7.9 km S5°
Rainerhorn3,559 m120 m8.8 km S5°
Hohes Aderl3,506 m–8.7 km S4°
Schwarze Wand, Prägraten am Großvenediger3,503 m–8.6 km S5°
Dreiherrnspitze3,499 m–15 km SW6°
Rötspitze3,496 m–20 km SW6°
Simonyspitzen3,473 m120 m14 km SW5°
Kleinvenediger3,468 m–7.1 km S5°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Neukirchen am Großvenediger
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Neukirchen am Großvenediger

Salzburg · 9.8 km NW
14°Oct high
14wet days
44score
Neukirchen am Großvenediger
Bramberg am Wildkogel
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Bramberg am Wildkogel

Salzburg · 10 km N
14°Oct high
14wet days
46score
Bramberg am Wildkogel
Wald im Pinzgau
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Wald im Pinzgau

Salzburg · 12 km NW
14°Oct high
14wet days
45score
Wald im Pinzgau
Hollersbach im Pinzgau
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Hollersbach im Pinzgau

Salzburg · 12 km NE
15°Oct high
14wet days
47score
Hollersbach im Pinzgau
Around here

Neukirchen am Großvenediger and around

Neukirchen am Großvenediger
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Neukirchen am Großvenediger

Salzburg · Austria
May · Jul–Augbest months
24°July high
851 maltitude
Neukirchen am Großvenediger

Nature

Krimml Waterfalls
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9.8 km SW

Krimml Waterfalls

Waterfall · 1,090 m
Krimml Waterfalls
Krimmler Ache
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6.0 km W

Krimmler Ache

River
Krimmler Ache
Reinkarsee
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10 km NW

Reinkarsee

Lake · 2,194 m
Reinkarsee

Mountains

Grossglockner
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37 km SE

Grossglockner

3,798 m · Glockner Group
Grossglockner
Kleinglockner
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37 km SE

Kleinglockner

3,770 m · Glockner Group
Kleinglockner
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36 km SE

Pöschlturm

3,722 m
Pöschlturm

Heritage

Burgruine Hieburg
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2.4 km W

Burgruine Hieburg

Listed objects in Austria
Burgruine Hieburg
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0.6 km N

Schloss Hochneukirchen

Listed objects in Austria
Schloss Hochneukirchen
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
0.4 km N

Pfarrkirche hl. Johannes der Täufer, Neukirchen am Großvenediger

Listed objects in Austria
Pfarrkirche hl. Johannes der Täufer, Neukirchen am Großvenediger

Museums

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
0.5 km N

Tauriska

1986
Tauriska
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3.2 km S

Schaubergwerk Hochfeld

Schaubergwerk Hochfeld
Mineralien-Museum und Laden, Wald im Pinzgau
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4.6 km W

Mineralien-Museum und Laden, Wald im Pinzgau

Mineralien-Museum und Laden, Wald im Pinzgau