Hagen mountain range · Salzburg · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Windschartenkopf

2,211 mAustria / Germany borderSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,211 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul13°average high

47.55° N, 13.04° EElevation 2,211 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,211 m
Mid-mountain1,390 m
Valley · Schönau am Königssee576 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Windschartenkopf in brief

Windschartenkopf rises to 2,211 m in the Hagen mountain range, Salzburg, Austria.

At the summit, August 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 March to November.

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

The nearest town is Schönau am Königssee, 7.1 km to the NW at 576 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,211 m · 7,254 ft
Range: Hagen mountain range
Region: Salzburg
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.5503, 13.0447
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 27 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 Windschartenkopf by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Windschartenkopf by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-2°	-2°	0°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	9°	7°	2°	-1°
Average low	-9°	-9°	-7°	-4°	1°	4°	6°	6°	3°	0°	-5°	-8°
Precipitation	148 mm	135 mm	197 mm	147 mm	215 mm	279 mm	328 mm	319 mm	228 mm	149 mm	157 mm	162 mm
Cloud cover	47%	51%	55%	50%	48%	50%	44%	45%	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	23	35	35	18	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–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,350 m	1,350 m	1,700 m	2,150 m	2,900 m	3,400 m	3,650 m	3,700 m	3,150 m	2,800 m	2,000 m	1,500 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Windschartenkopf in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hochkönig	2,941 m	2,181 m	14 km S	7°
Hohe Köpfe, Salzburg	2,875 m	–	14 km S	7°
Bratschenköpfe	2,857 m	130 m	15 km S	8°
Lamkopf	2,846 m	–	14 km S	10°
Hochseiler	2,793 m	90 m	13 km S	10°
Watzmann Mittelspitze	2,713 m	–	9.2 km W	11°
Watzmann-Südspitze	2,712 m	–	9.6 km W	14°
Südwestlicher Schoberkopf	2,708 m	130 m	14 km S	9°