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Maukspitze
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Gamsfluchten
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Lärchegg
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Predigtstuhl (Kaiser)
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Chiemgau Alps · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Schnappenberg

1,260 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,260 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
47.76° N, 12.48° EElevation 1,260 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,260 m
  • Mid-mountain900 m
  • Valley · Marquartstein544 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Schnappenberg in brief

Schnappenberg rises to 1,260 m in the Chiemgau Alps, 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 Marquartstein, 1.8 km to the W at 544 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,260 m · 4,134 ft
Range
Chiemgau Alps
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
47.7645, 12.4850
Nearest airport
Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 39 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 Schnappenberg 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°-7°Jan3°-6°Feb7°-3°Mar12°0°Apr16°5°May19°9°Jun21°10°Jul20°10°Aug16°7°Sep12°3°Oct6°-1°Nov2°-5°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Schnappenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°3°7°12°16°19°21°20°16°12°6°2°
Average low-7°-6°-3°0°5°9°10°10°7°3°-1°-5°
Precipitation116 mm105 mm139 mm108 mm154 mm208 mm219 mm219 mm154 mm109 mm116 mm121 mm
Cloud cover46%49%51%46%45%45%38%40%44%44%50%50%
Daylight8h 5010h 1511h 5013h 3715h 0815h 5915h 3814h 1912h 3710h 559h 198h 26
Month score192116325161646349311817

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level800 m1,000 m1,550 m2,200 m2,900 m3,400 m3,600 m3,600 m2,950 m2,400 m1,600 m1,000 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Schnappenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Maukspitze2,231 m–25 km SW16°
Gamsfluchten2,203 m–25 km SW15°
Lärchegg2,123 m–24 km SW17°
Predigtstuhl (Kaiser)2,116 m–25 km SW15°
Mitterkaiser2,007 m–25 km SW16°
Vordere Kesselschneid2,001 m603 m23 km SW14°
Pyramidenspitze1,997 m–23 km SW15°
Sonntagshorn1,961 m1,181 m18 km SE15°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Marquartstein
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Marquartstein

Bavaria · 1.8 km W
14°Oct high
13wet days
47score
Marquartstein
Staudach-Egerndach
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Staudach-Egerndach

Bavaria · 2.1 km N
14°Oct high
13wet days
46score
Staudach-Egerndach
Grassau
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Grassau

Bavaria · 3.0 km NW
14°Oct high
13wet days
47score
Grassau
Unterwössen
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Unterwössen

Bavaria · 3.7 km S
14°Oct high
13wet days
45score
Unterwössen
Around here

Marquartstein and around

Marquartstein
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Marquartstein

Bavaria · Germany
Jun–Augbest months
24°July high
544 maltitude
Marquartstein

Nature

Schwarzlofer
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11 km S

Schwarzlofer

River
Schwarzlofer
Weitsee
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11 km SE

Weitsee

Lake · 753 m
Weitsee
Taubensee
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7.4 km S

Taubensee

Lake · 1,189 m
Taubensee

Mountains

Birnhorn
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38 km SE

Birnhorn

2,634 m · Loferer und Leoganger Steinberge
Birnhorn
Hochkalter
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37 km SE

Hochkalter

2,607 m
Hochkalter
Hocheisspitze
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37 km SE

Hocheisspitze

2,523 m
Hocheisspitze

Heritage

St. Martin, Unterwössen
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2.3 km S

St. Martin, Unterwössen

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1783
St. Martin, Unterwössen
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0.5 km SE

Burg Marquartstein

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1075
Burg Marquartstein
Schnappenkirche Marquartstein
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1.6 km E

Schnappenkirche Marquartstein

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Schnappenkirche Marquartstein

Museums

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4.0 km NW

Museum Salz & Moor

Technology museum · 1995
Museum Salz & Moor
Julius Exter's House and Garden
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8.7 km N

Julius Exter's House and Garden

Artist museum
Julius Exter's House and Garden
King Ludwig II Museum
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12 km N

King Ludwig II Museum

1987
King Ludwig II Museum