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Reisskofel

Located in Greifenburg, Spittal an der Drau District Coordinates: 46°41′13″ N 13°09′01″ E

Reisskofel
Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
2,371 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Welzberg
2.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
Airports
KLU Klagenfurt Airport91 km
TRS Trieste Airport99 km

About Reisskofel

Reisskofel is a mountain. Location: Greifenburg, Spittal an der Drau District. Elevation: 2,371 m.

From Wikipedia

The Reißkofel is, at 2,371 metres above the Adriatic (7,779 ft), the highest mountain of the Gailtal Alps east of the Lienz Dolomites. It is situated in the centre of the Gailtal range, part of the Southern Limestone Alps, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. The steep massif is mainly composed of Corallian Limestone and Dolomite. It is a dominant peak, having a prominence of some 1,390 m (4,560 ft), as it is situated amongst much lower peaks.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
1,390 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Reisskofel

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -10° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
July (163 mm)
Driest month
February (62 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 Reisskofel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-2°1°7°10°12°12°9°4°-2°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-11°-8°-3°0°3°2°-1°-5°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)69628610912915516314713212911785

How to get to Reisskofel

The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), 91 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klagenfurt, 89 km to the east.

Airports

  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 91 kmeast
  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 99 kmsouth
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 113 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 89 kmeast
  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 124 kmnorth
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 126 kmsoutheast
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 148 kmnorthwest
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 180 kmeast

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

Day trips from Reisskofel

Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 3,224 natural sites, 691 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km201 places

  • Wolayersee Lake 23 kmW
  • Weissensee Lake 16 kmE
  • Striedensee Lake 22 kmN
  • Lake Pressegg Lake 23 kmE

25–60 km1,161 places

  • Prestreljenik Mountain 44 kmSE
  • Vršič Mountain 54 kmSE
  • Planica Natural site 50 kmSE
  • Sille River 56 kmW

60–100 km2,726 places

  • Hoher Dachstein Mountain 94 kmN
  • Lake Bohinj Lake 71 kmSE
  • Lake Bled Lake 81 kmSE
  • Triglav Mountain 63 kmSE

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