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Aufacker
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Zugspitze
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Zugspitze
Schneefernerkopf
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Zugspitzeck
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Ammergau Alps · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Aufacker

1,542 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec
Elevation1,542 mabove sea level
Prominence350 mindependent height
Isolation3.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
47.61° N, 11.10° EElevation 1,542 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,542 m
  • Mid-mountain1,190 m
  • Valley · Oberammergau840 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Aufacker in brief

Aufacker rises to 1,542 m in the Ammergau Alps, Bavaria, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 350 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town is Oberammergau, 3.0 km to the SW at 840 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,542 m · 5,059 ft
Prominence
350 m
Range
Ammergau Alps
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
47.6147, 11.0983
Nearest airport
Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 44 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 Aufacker 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°25°1°-8°Jan2°-8°Feb6°-5°Mar11°-1°Apr14°3°May17°7°Jun19°8°Jul19°8°Aug14°5°Sep11°2°Oct5°-2°Nov1°-6°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Aufacker by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°2°6°11°14°17°19°19°14°11°5°1°
Average low-8°-8°-5°-1°3°7°8°8°5°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation78 mm72 mm108 mm97 mm149 mm188 mm214 mm204 mm136 mm100 mm99 mm97 mm
Cloud cover44%47%50%48%47%45%39%40%45%45%49%48%
Daylight8h 5110h 1611h 5113h 3715h 0715h 5815h 3714h 1912h 3710h 559h 208h 27
Month score313120264057636342272324

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level950 m1,050 m1,600 m2,250 m2,900 m3,400 m3,650 m3,600 m3,050 m2,450 m1,750 m1,150 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Aufacker in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Zugspitze2,962 m1,746 m23 km S7°
Schneefernerkopf2,874 m176 m25 km SW7°
Zugspitzeck2,815 m–24 km SW9°
Hochwanner2,744 m670 m25 km S9°
Höllentalspitzen2,743 m115 m22 km S8°
Hochblassen2,703 m–22 km S9°
Dreitorspitze2,682 m346 m24 km S9°
Hinterreintalschrofen2,669 m110 m24 km S9°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Oberammergau
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Oberammergau

Bavaria · 3.0 km SW
14°Oct high
12wet days
45score
Oberammergau
Schwaigen
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Schwaigen

Bavaria · 3.9 km E
15°Oct high
12wet days
52score
Schwaigen
Unterammergau
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Unterammergau

Bavaria · 5.3 km W
14°Oct high
12wet days
44score
Unterammergau
Ettal
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Ettal

Bavaria · 5.3 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
41score
Ettal
Around here

Oberammergau and around

Oberammergau
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Oberammergau

Bavaria · Germany
Jun–Augbest months
23°July high
840 maltitude
Oberammergau

Nature

Ach, Bavaria
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11 km N

Ach, Bavaria

River · 582 m
Ach, Bavaria
Partnach
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11 km S

Partnach

River
Partnach
Kleine Ammer
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1.8 km S

Kleine Ammer

River
Kleine Ammer

Mountains

Zugspitze
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21 km S

Zugspitze

2,962 m · Wetterstein
Zugspitze
Rietzer Grießkogel
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39 km S

Rietzer Grießkogel

2,884 m · Stubai Alps
Rietzer Grießkogel
Schneefernerkopf
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22 km S

Schneefernerkopf

2,874 m · Wetterstein
Schneefernerkopf

Heritage

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0.2 km S

St. Peter und Paul, Oberammergau

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
St. Peter und Paul, Oberammergau
Linderhof Palace
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8.5 km W

Linderhof Palace

World Heritage Site · 1870
Linderhof Palace
Ettal Abbey
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3.8 km SE

Ettal Abbey

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1301
Ettal Abbey

Museums

Dorfmuseum Unterammergau
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3.6 km NW

Dorfmuseum Unterammergau

Local museum
Dorfmuseum Unterammergau
Heimatmuseum Oberammergau
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0.3 km W

Heimatmuseum Oberammergau

History museum
Heimatmuseum Oberammergau
MSE Kunsthalle
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3.3 km NW

MSE Kunsthalle

Art museum
MSE Kunsthalle