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Elevation
2,332 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mauthen
4.2 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRS Trieste Airport97 km
KLU Klagenfurt Airport104 km

About Polinik

Polinik is a mountain. Location: Kötschach-Mauthen, Politischer Bezirk Hermagor. Elevation: 2,332 m.

From Wikipedia

The Gailtaler Polinik (also known as the Angerkofel) is a mountain, 2,332 m above sea level (AA), in the Carnic Alps in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It lies on the main ridge of the Carnics and is the highest peak of the Eastern group. It lies south of the market municipality of Kötschach-Mauthen and northeast of the Plöcken Pass. The easiest and shortest climb runs from the Plöckenhaus via the Spielbodenalm and Spielbodentörl to the summit of the Polinik.

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Climate of Polinik

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
July (154 mm)
Driest month
February (57 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Polinik
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-2°2°7°10°13°12°9°4°-2°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-10°-7°-3°1°3°3°0°-4°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)62577910412914815414012812611276

How to get to Polinik

The nearest airport is Trieste Airport (TRS), 97 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klagenfurt, 101 km to the east.

Airports

  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 97 kmsoutheast
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 104 kmeast
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 122 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 101 kmeast
  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 130 kmnorth
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 134 kmsoutheast
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 140 kmnorthwest
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 184 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Polinik

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 3,171 natural sites, 613 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Wolayersee Lake 9 kmW
  • Bodensee Lake 24 kmE
  • Zweisee Lake 23 kmNE
  • Tristacher See Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,137 places

  • Prestreljenik Mountain 48 kmSE
  • Planica Natural site 60 kmE
  • Sille River 45 kmW
  • Mangrt Mountain 56 kmE

60–100 km2,610 places

  • Lake Bohinj Lake 78 kmSE
  • Lake Bled Lake 91 kmE
  • Triglav Mountain 71 kmSE
  • Rjavina Mountain 74 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mauthen Village, Kötschach-Mauthen
    4.2 km N
  • Würmlach Village, Kötschach-Mauthen
    3.9 km NE
  • Kreuzberg Village, Kötschach-Mauthen
    2.8 km NW
  • Dolling Village, Kötschach-Mauthen
    3.6 km NE
  • Weidenburg Village, Kötschach-Mauthen
    4.4 km NE
  • Plöcken Village, Kötschach-Mauthen
    2.8 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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