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LamkopfLattengebirge · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Hirsch-Eck
1,223 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,223 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
47.62° N, 12.92° EElevation 1,223 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,223 m
- Mid-mountain1,050 m
- Valley · Ramsau885 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Hirsch-Eck in brief
Hirsch-Eck rises to 1,223 m in the Lattengebirge, Bavaria, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.
The nearest town is Ramsau, 1.5 km to the SW at 885 m.
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 Hirsch-Eck by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 0° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 12° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low | -7° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation | 110 mm | 100 mm | 140 mm | 103 mm | 153 mm | 194 mm | 222 mm | 223 mm | 160 mm | 110 mm | 116 mm | 123 mm |
| Cloud cover | 40% | 42% | 44% | 40% | 39% | 39% | 34% | 35% | 39% | 39% | 43% | 43% |
| Daylight | 8h 51 | 10h 16 | 11h 51 | 13h 37 | 15h 07 | 15h 58 | 15h 37 | 14h 19 | 12h 37 | 10h 55 | 9h 20 | 8h 27 |
| Month score | 24 | 26 | 19 | 32 | 53 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 51 | 32 | 21 | 20 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 650 m | 900 m | 1,450 m | 2,100 m | 2,800 m | 3,300 m | 3,550 m | 3,550 m | 2,900 m | 2,300 m | 1,450 m | 800 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
Hirsch-Eck in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hochkönig | 2,941 m | 2,181 m | 25 km SE | 7° |
| Hohe Köpfe, Salzburg | 2,875 m | – | 25 km SE | 7° |
| Lamkopf | 2,846 m | – | 24 km SE | 10° |
| Hochseiler | 2,793 m | 90 m | 23 km S | 10° |
| Watzmann Mittelspitze | 2,713 m | – | 7.6 km S | 11° |
| Watzmann-Südspitze | 2,712 m | – | 8.3 km S | 14° |
| Selbhorn | 2,655 m | 409 m | 20 km S | 11° |
| Schönfeldspitze | 2,653 m | 384 m | 18 km S | 12° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Ramsau and around
Nature
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