Mountain

Salzerkopf

Located in Straßburg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District Coordinates: 46°55′00″ N 14°15′00″ E

Location in Austria

Elevation: 1,179 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Lees; 0.4 km W
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: KLU Klagenfurt Airport31 km; LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport79 km

About Salzerkopf

Salzerkopf is a mountain. Location: Straßburg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District. Elevation: 1,179 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Gadotratte and Kuster.

Climate of Salzerkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: January (night -10°)
Wettest month: July (155 mm)
Driest month: January (52 mm)

-1° -10°

2° -9°

5° -5°

9° -2°

15° 3°

18° 6°

20° 8°

16° 4°

11° 0°

4° -5°

-1° -8°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

112

Jun

151

Jul

155

Aug

134

Sep

123

Oct

107

Nov

Dec

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 Salzerkopf
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-1°	2°	5°	9°	15°	18°	20°	20°	16°	11°	4°	-1°
Average low (°C)	-10°	-9°	-5°	-2°	3°	6°	8°	8°	4°	0°	-5°	-8°
Precipitation (mm)	52	54	80	96	112	151	155	134	123	107	99	74

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Salzerkopf

The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), 31 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klagenfurt, 33 km to the south.

Airports

Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 31 kmsouth
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 79 kmsouth
Graz Airport (GRZ) Feldkirchen bei Graz 91 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 33 kmsouth
Graz Population: 303.3K 92 kmeast
Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 98 kmsouth
Salzburg Population: 157.2K 134 kmnorthwest
Linz Population: 204.8K 155 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Salzerkopf

Within 100 km: 272 historic and cultural sites, 2,793 natural sites, 871 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km174 places

Längsee Lake 19 kmSE
Lambrecht See Lake 17 kmN
Muhrenteich Lake 20 kmN
Hauserersee Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,221 places

Hochstuhl Mountain 54 kmS
Vintgar Mountain 59 kmS
Karawanken Mountain 57 kmS
Begunjščica Mountain 56 kmS

60–100 km2,541 places

Hoher Dachstein Mountain 79 kmNW
Ribnica Lake Lake 90 kmSE
Lake Bohinj Lake 76 kmSW
Lake Bled Lake 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Lees Village, Straßburg
0.4 km W
Schneßnitz Village, Straßburg
1.3 km E
Pölling Village, Straßburg
1 km SE
Sankt Jakob Village, Straßburg
1.9 km S
Winklern Village, Straßburg
2.7 km E
Bachl Village, Straßburg
2.4 km NE

Salzerkopf

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Gadotratte Mountain, Weitensfeld im Gurktal
2.5 km W
Kuster Mountain, Metnitz
3.9 km N
Ladinigriegel Mountain, Metnitz
4.2 km NW
Gurktal Natural site, Carinthia
5.6 km S
Saumarkt Mountain, Metnitz
5 km NE
Gurnik Mountain, Weitensfeld im Gurktal
6.6 km SW
Mödringberg Mountain, Metnitz
8.4 km W
Wullross Mountain, Weitensfeld im Gurktal
9 km S

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Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources