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Schaufelspitze (Karwendel)
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Schaufelspitze (Karwendel)
Bettlerkarspitze
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Bettlerkarspitze
Seekarlspitze
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Seekarlspitze
Roßkopf (Rofan)
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Tegernsee Mountains · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Buchstein

947 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
Elevation947 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
47.63° N, 11.68° EElevation 947 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit947 m
  • Mid-mountain470 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Buchstein in brief

Buchstein rises to 947 m in the Tegernsee Mountains, Bavaria, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from February to November.

The nearest town is Kreuth, 5.0 km to the E at 787 m.

Facts

Elevation
947 m · 3,107 ft
Range
Tegernsee Mountains
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
47.6331, 11.6794
Nearest airport
Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 49 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 Buchstein 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°-9°Jan1°-9°Feb5°-6°Mar10°-3°Apr14°2°May17°6°Jun19°7°Jul19°7°Aug14°4°Sep10°0°Oct4°-4°Nov0°-8°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Buchstein by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-1°1°5°10°14°17°19°19°14°10°4°0°
Average low-9°-9°-6°-3°2°6°7°7°4°0°-4°-8°
Precipitation113 mm110 mm148 mm128 mm184 mm231 mm266 mm248 mm171 mm127 mm141 mm136 mm
Cloud cover45%48%51%48%47%47%40%41%46%45%49%49%
Daylight8h 5110h 1611h 5113h 3715h 0715h 5815h 3714h 1912h 3710h 559h 208h 27
Month score212016183955636240201717

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 · Nov–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level200 m300 m850 m1,500 m2,200 m2,700 m2,950 m2,900 m2,300 m1,750 m950 m300 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Buchstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Schaufelspitze (Karwendel)2,306 m–24 km S13°
Hochiss2,299 m1,359 m20 km S13°
Bettlerkarspitze2,268 m130 m23 km S13°
Seekarlspitze2,261 m–21 km S12°
Roßkopf (Rofan)2,259 m–21 km S12°
Rofanspitze2,259 m–21 km SE12°
Spieljoch2,236 m–21 km S12°
Dalfazer Wände2,233 m–21 km S12°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Kreuth
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Kreuth

Bavaria · 5.0 km E
14°Oct high
12wet days
45score
Kreuth
Hohenburg
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Hohenburg

Bavaria · 8.2 km NW
14°Oct high
12wet days
47score
Hohenburg
Rottach-Egern
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Rottach-Egern

Bavaria · 9.3 km NE
14°Oct high
12wet days
45score
Rottach-Egern
Lenggries
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Lenggries

Bavaria · 9.6 km NW
14°Oct high
12wet days
48score
Lenggries
Around here

Kreuth and around

Kreuth
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Kreuth

Bavaria · Germany
Jul–Sepbest months
23°July high
787 maltitude
Kreuth

Nature

Tegernsee
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9.8 km N

Tegernsee

Lake · 726 m
Tegernsee
Spitzingsee
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11 km E

Spitzingsee

Lake · 1,084 m
Spitzingsee
Mangfall
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12 km N

Mangfall

River
Mangfall

Mountains

Birkkarspitze
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34 km SW

Birkkarspitze

2,749 m · Karwendel
Birkkarspitze
Mittlere Ödkarspitze
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35 km SW

Mittlere Ödkarspitze

2,745 m · Hinterautal-Vomper Chain
Mittlere Ödkarspitze
Östliche Ödkarspitze
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35 km SW

Östliche Ödkarspitze

2,738 m · Karwendel
Östliche Ödkarspitze

Heritage

Heilig Kreuz, Kreuth
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2.3 km S

Heilig Kreuz, Kreuth

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1696
Heilig Kreuz, Kreuth
St. Leonhard (Kreuth)
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0.5 km N

St. Leonhard (Kreuth)

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
St. Leonhard (Kreuth)
Wildbad Kreuth
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2.1 km S

Wildbad Kreuth

Kulturdenkmal
Wildbad Kreuth

Museums

Markus Wasmeier Freilichtmuseum Schliersee
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12 km NE

Markus Wasmeier Freilichtmuseum Schliersee

2007
Markus Wasmeier Freilichtmuseum Schliersee
Heimatmuseum Lenggries
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13 km W

Heimatmuseum Lenggries

Local museum
Heimatmuseum Lenggries
Heimatmuseum Schliersee
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14 km NE

Heimatmuseum Schliersee

Local museum
Heimatmuseum Schliersee