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Zugspitze
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Rietzer Grießkogel
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Schneefernerkopf
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Wetterstein · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Musterstein

2,477 mAustria / Germany borderSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
Elevation2,477 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul11°average high
47.41° N, 11.14° EElevation 2,477 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,477 m
  • Mid-mountain1,810 m
  • Valley · Leutasch1,136 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Musterstein in brief

Musterstein rises to 2,477 m in the Wetterstein, Tyrol, Austria.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to October.

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

The nearest town is Leutasch, 5.0 km to the S at 1,136 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,477 m · 8,127 ft
Range
Wetterstein
Region
Tyrol
Country
Austria
Coordinates
47.4137, 11.1399
Nearest airport
Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 23 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 Musterstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°-4°-16°Jan-4°-11°Feb-2°-8°Mar1°-5°Apr6°-1°May9°3°Jun11°5°Jul11°5°Aug7°2°Sep5°-1°Oct0°-6°Nov-3°-15°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Musterstein by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-4°-4°-2°1°6°9°11°11°7°5°0°-3°
Average low-16°-11°-8°-5°-1°3°5°5°2°-1°-6°-15°
Precipitation102 mm93 mm139 mm119 mm180 mm239 mm265 mm258 mm163 mm119 mm123 mm120 mm
Cloud cover45%49%53%52%50%49%43%45%48%47%52%50%
Daylight8h 5210h 1611h 5113h 3615h 0515h 5615h 3514h 1812h 3710h 569h 218h 29
Month score242515161717242418181617

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 level950 m1,350 m1,700 m2,150 m2,850 m3,400 m3,650 m3,700 m3,150 m2,750 m2,050 m1,100 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Musterstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Zugspitze2,962 m1,746 m12 km W7°
Rietzer Grießkogel2,884 m840 m20 km S8°
Schneefernerkopf2,874 m176 m13 km W7°
Pirchkogel2,828 m280 m23 km SW9°
Gaiskogel, Kühtai2,820 m162 m24 km S9°
Zugspitzeck2,815 m–13 km W9°
Seejoch2,808 m–21 km S10°
Irzwände2,777 m–22 km SW10°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Leutasch
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Leutasch

Tyrol · 5.0 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Leutasch
Hammersbach
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Hammersbach

Bavaria · 9.1 km NW
15°Oct high
12wet days
49score
Hammersbach
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Bavaria · 9.3 km N
15°Oct high
12wet days
51score
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Mittenwald
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Mittenwald

Bavaria · 9.7 km E
14°Oct high
13wet days
44score
Mittenwald
Around here

Leutasch and around

Leutasch
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Leutasch

Tyrol · Austria
Jun–Augbest months
22°July high
1,136 maltitude
Leutasch

Nature

King's House on Schachen
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6.1 km NW

King's House on Schachen

Mountain hut
King's House on Schachen
Lautersee
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10 km NE

Lautersee

Lake · 1,013 m
Lautersee
Leutascher Ache
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11 km NE

Leutascher Ache

River
Leutascher Ache

Mountains

Schrankogel
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36 km S

Schrankogel

3,497 m · Stubai Alps
Schrankogel
Ruderhofspitze
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37 km S

Ruderhofspitze

3,474 m · Stubai Alps
Ruderhofspitze
Östliche Seespitze
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36 km S

Östliche Seespitze

3,416 m · Stubai Alps
Östliche Seespitze

Heritage

Pfarrkirche hl. Maria Magdalena, Oberleutasch
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0.1 km N

Pfarrkirche hl. Maria Magdalena, Oberleutasch

Listed objects in Austria
Pfarrkirche hl. Maria Magdalena, Oberleutasch
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6.1 km NW

King's House on Schachen

World Heritage Site · 1871
King's House on Schachen
Schloss Elmau
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11 km N

Schloss Elmau

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1914
Schloss Elmau

Museums

Ganghofermuseum
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0.3 km N

Ganghofermuseum

1999
Ganghofermuseum
Geigenbaumuseum Mittenwald
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12 km NE

Geigenbaumuseum Mittenwald

Local museum · 1930
Geigenbaumuseum Mittenwald
Richard-Strauss-Institut
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14 km N

Richard-Strauss-Institut

1999
Richard-Strauss-Institut