Chiemgau Alps · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Spitzstein

1,598 mAustria / Germany borderMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,598 mabove sea level

Prominence853 mindependent height

Isolation5.3 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

47.71° N, 12.25° EElevation 1,598 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,598 m
Mid-mountain1,040 m
Valley · Erl473 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Spitzstein in brief

Spitzstein rises to 1,598 m in the Chiemgau Alps, Tyrol, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 853 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

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

The nearest town is Erl, 5.6 km to the SW at 473 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,598 m · 5,243 ft
Prominence: 853 m
Range: Chiemgau Alps
Region: Tyrol
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.7108, 12.2467
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 57 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 Spitzstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Spitzstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	1°	4°	8°	13°	16°	17°	17°	13°	10°	5°	2°
Average low	-6°	-6°	-3°	0°	5°	8°	9°	10°	6°	3°	-2°	-5°
Precipitation	142 mm	128 mm	168 mm	135 mm	188 mm	260 mm	278 mm	274 mm	189 mm	127 mm	139 mm	140 mm
Cloud cover	48%	50%	53%	48%	46%	46%	40%	41%	46%	46%	52%	52%
Daylight	8h 50	10h 15	11h 50	13h 37	15h 07	15h 58	15h 38	14h 19	12h 37	10h 55	9h 19	8h 27
Month score	18	17	15	18	32	47	59	58	34	19	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 · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,200 m	1,250 m	1,650 m	2,200 m	2,900 m	3,400 m	3,650 m	3,650 m	3,050 m	2,600 m	1,850 m	1,300 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	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Spitzstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Ellmauer Halt	2,344 m	1,551 m	17 km S	14°
Ackerlspitze	2,329 m	–	19 km S	14°
Treffauer	2,304 m	–	18 km S	13°
Gamshalt	2,291 m	1,480 m	17 km S	14°
Hochgrubachspitzen	2,284 m	350 m	18 km SE	15°
Hintere Karlspitze	2,281 m	–	17 km S	15°
Karlspitzen	2,281 m	–	17 km S	14°
Sonneck	2,260 m	–	17 km S	13°