Upper Palatine Forest · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Basaltkegel Parkstein

595 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation595 mabove sea level

Prominence100 mindependent height

Isolation13 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

49.73° N, 12.07° EElevation 595 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit595 m
Mid-mountain300 m
Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Basaltkegel Parkstein in brief

Basaltkegel Parkstein rises to 595 m in the Upper Palatine Forest, Bavaria, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 100 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Parkstein, 0.3 km to the SW at 511 m.

Facts

Elevation: 595 m · 1,952 ft
Prominence: 100 m
Range: Upper Palatine Forest
Region: Bavaria
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 49.7319, 12.0700
Nearest airport: Nuremberg Airport (NUE) · 76 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 Basaltkegel Parkstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Basaltkegel Parkstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	3°	8°	14°	18°	21°	23°	23°	18°	12°	6°	2°
Average low	-4°	-3°	0°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	8°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	75 mm	59 mm	69 mm	50 mm	77 mm	84 mm	97 mm	79 mm	71 mm	71 mm	72 mm	84 mm
Cloud cover	57%	52%	50%	41%	40%	39%	36%	35%	41%	48%	60%	61%
Daylight	8h 35	10h 07	11h 49	13h 44	15h 22	16h 18	15h 55	14h 29	12h 40	10h 50	9h 06	8h 09
Month score	26	33	31	59	75	73	71	76	76	43	26	22

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–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	450 m	600 m	1,150 m	1,850 m	2,550 m	3,050 m	3,350 m	3,300 m	2,600 m	1,900 m	1,100 m	600 m
Summit	❄ 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	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Basaltkegel Parkstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Platte (Steinwald)	946 m	350 m	20 km N	20°
Entenbühl	901 m	–	24 km E	20°
Havran	894 m	–	24 km E	21°
Plößberg	820 m	–	21 km N	22°
Fahrenberg	801 m	150 m	22 km E	21°
Armesberg	731 m	140 m	20 km NW	22°
Armesberg E von Altensteinreuth	725 m	–	20 km NW	22°
Rauher Kulm	681 m	219 m	19 km NW	23°