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Zugspitze
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Schneefernerkopf
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Zugspitzeck
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Ester Mountains · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Wank

1,780 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
Elevation1,780 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul17°average high
47.51° N, 11.14° EElevation 1,780 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,780 m
  • Mid-mountain1,230 m
  • Valley · Burgrain681 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Wank in brief

Wank rises to 1,780 m in the Ester Mountains, Bavaria, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from February to December.

The nearest town is Burgrain, 2.7 km to the W at 681 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,780 m · 5,840 ft
Range
Ester Mountains
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
47.5108, 11.1407
Nearest airport
Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 32 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 Wank 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°0°-10°Jan1°-9°Feb4°-6°Mar9°-2°Apr13°3°May16°6°Jun17°8°Jul17°8°Aug13°4°Sep10°1°Oct4°-3°Nov0°-8°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Wank by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high0°1°4°9°13°16°17°17°13°10°4°0°
Average low-10°-9°-6°-2°3°6°8°8°4°1°-3°-8°
Precipitation80 mm74 mm110 mm96 mm146 mm189 mm214 mm207 mm135 mm98 mm100 mm98 mm
Cloud cover42%45%48%47%45%44%38%40%43%42%46%46%
Daylight8h 5210h 1611h 5113h 3615h 0615h 5715h 3614h 1812h 3710h 559h 208h 28
Month score313120253550605836262424

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 level1,000 m1,150 m1,700 m2,300 m3,000 m3,450 m3,700 m3,700 m3,100 m2,600 m1,800 m1,200 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Wank in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Zugspitze2,962 m1,746 m15 km SW7°
Schneefernerkopf2,874 m176 m17 km SW7°
Zugspitzeck2,815 m–16 km SW9°
Hochplattig2,768 m–21 km SW9°
Birkkarspitze2,749 m1,564 m25 km SE9°
Wetterspitzen2,746 m–18 km SW7°
Mittlere Ödkarspitze2,745 m1,530 m24 km SE8°
Hochwanner2,744 m670 m14 km SW9°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Burgrain
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Burgrain

Bavaria · 2.7 km W
15°Oct high
12wet days
52score
Burgrain
Farchant
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Farchant

Bavaria · 3.1 km NW
15°Oct high
12wet days
53score
Farchant
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Bavaria · 4.0 km SW
15°Oct high
12wet days
51score
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Oberau
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Oberau

Bavaria · 5.5 km N
15°Oct high
12wet days
52score
Oberau
Around here

Burgrain and around

Burgrain
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Burgrain

Bavaria · Germany
Jul–Sepbest months
24°July high
681 maltitude
Burgrain

Nature

Riessersee
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4.8 km SW

Riessersee

Lake · 785 m
Riessersee
King's House on Schachen
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11 km S

King's House on Schachen

Mountain hut
King's House on Schachen
Barmsee
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11 km E

Barmsee

Lake · 885 m
Barmsee

Mountains

Zwieselbacher Rosskogel
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40 km S

Zwieselbacher Rosskogel

3,081 m · Stubai Alps
Zwieselbacher Rosskogel
Sulzkogel, Tyrol
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38 km S

Sulzkogel, Tyrol

3,016 m · Stubai Alps
Sulzkogel, Tyrol
Hochreichkopf
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40 km S

Hochreichkopf

3,010 m · Stubai Alps
Hochreichkopf

Heritage

St. Anton, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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2.2 km S

St. Anton, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1705
St. Anton, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Daxkapelle
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1.3 km SE

Daxkapelle

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1852
Daxkapelle
St. Andreas, Farchant
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1.4 km N

St. Andreas, Farchant

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
St. Andreas, Farchant

Museums

Richard-Strauss-Institut
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2.8 km S

Richard-Strauss-Institut

1999
Richard-Strauss-Institut
Museum Werdenfels
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2.7 km S

Museum Werdenfels

Cultural history museum · 1895
Museum Werdenfels
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3.0 km SW

Museum Aschenbrenner

Museum Aschenbrenner