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Vorderer Seekopf
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Villgraten Mountains · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Regenstein

2,891 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation2,891 mabove sea level
Prominence300 mindependent height
Isolation4.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul9°average high
46.86° N, 12.49° EElevation 2,891 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,891 m
  • Mid-mountain2,100 m
  • Valley · Hopfgarten in Defereggen1,318 m

Freezing level in October: 2,700 m

iThe mountain

Regenstein in brief

Regenstein rises to 2,891 m in the Villgraten Mountains, Tyrol, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 300 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights fall below freezing in 9 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town is Hopfgarten in Defereggen, 7.4 km to the NE at 1,318 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,891 m · 9,485 ft
Prominence
300 m
Range
Villgraten Mountains
Region
Tyrol
Country
Austria
Coordinates
46.8608, 12.4902
Nearest airport
Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 98 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 Regenstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-25°-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°-8°-18°Jan-8°-15°Feb-5°-11°Mar-2°-8°Apr2°-3°May7°0°Jun9°2°Jul9°3°Aug5°-1°Sep1°-4°Oct-3°-10°Nov-7°-18°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Regenstein by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-8°-8°-5°-2°2°7°9°9°5°1°-3°-7°
Average low-18°-15°-11°-8°-3°0°2°3°-1°-4°-10°-18°
Precipitation65 mm63 mm91 mm112 mm164 mm196 mm244 mm214 mm160 mm166 mm137 mm95 mm
Cloud cover46%48%52%52%49%47%40%41%45%47%52%51%
Daylight8h 5610h 1911h 5113h 3415h 0215h 5115h 3114h 1512h 3610h 579h 248h 33
Month score333324181718212019181623

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–May · Oct–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level900 m1,100 m1,700 m2,100 m2,800 m3,400 m3,750 m3,750 m3,150 m2,700 m1,900 m950 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Regenstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Hoher Eichham3,371 m–22 km N6°
Großer Hexenkopf3,314 m–23 km N6°
Vorderer Seekopf3,282 m–24 km N5°
Roter Knopf3,281 m549 m23 km NE6°
Großer Hornkopf3,251 m–25 km NE6°
Niederer Eichham3,247 m37 m22 km N5°
Hochschober3,242 m–18 km NE6°
Hinterer Seekopf3,234 m–24 km N6°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Hopfgarten in Defereggen
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Hopfgarten in Defereggen

Tyrol · 7.4 km NE
12°Oct high
13wet days
35score
Hopfgarten in Defereggen
Sankt Veit in Defereggen
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Sankt Veit in Defereggen

Tyrol · 8.7 km NW
11°Oct high
13wet days
22score
Sankt Veit in Defereggen
Außervillgraten
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Außervillgraten

Tyrol · 9.3 km SW
12°Oct high
13wet days
30score
Außervillgraten
Innervillgraten
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Innervillgraten

Tyrol · 10 km SW
11°Oct high
13wet days
25score
Innervillgraten
Around here

Hopfgarten in Defereggen and around

Hopfgarten in Defereggen
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Hopfgarten in Defereggen

Tyrol · Austria
Jun–Augbest months
22°July high
1,318 maltitude
Hopfgarten in Defereggen

Nature

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12 km W

Gritzer See

Lake · 2,504 m
Gritzer See
Kals-Matreier-Törl-Haus
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10 km NE

Kals-Matreier-Törl-Haus

Mountain hut · 2,207 m
Kals-Matreier-Törl-Haus
Zupalseehütte
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8.7 km NW

Zupalseehütte

Mountain hut · 2,346 m
Zupalseehütte

Mountains

Grossglockner
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21 km NE

Grossglockner

3,798 m · Glockner Group
Grossglockner
Kleinglockner
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21 km NE

Kleinglockner

3,770 m · Glockner Group
Kleinglockner
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21 km NE

Pöschlturm

3,722 m
Pöschlturm

Heritage

Pfarrkirche Hopfgarten in Defereggen
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1.2 km W

Pfarrkirche Hopfgarten in Defereggen

Listed objects in Austria
Pfarrkirche Hopfgarten in Defereggen
Matreier Pfarrkirche St. Alban
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9.1 km N

Matreier Pfarrkirche St. Alban

Listed objects in Austria · 1737
Matreier Pfarrkirche St. Alban
Filialkirche Huben
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3.4 km NE

Filialkirche Huben

Listed objects in Austria · 1928
Filialkirche Huben

Museums

Stockmühlen am Kalserbach
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13 km NE

Stockmühlen am Kalserbach

Stockmühlen am Kalserbach
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12 km NE

Glocknerhaus Kals

Glocknerhaus Kals
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12 km NE

Heimatmuseum Kals am Großglockner

Heimatmuseum Kals am Großglockner