Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Grosser Peilstein

Located in Yspertal, Politischer Bezirk Melk Coordinates: 48°18′00″ N 15°06′00″ E

Map showing the location of Grosser Peilstein Grosser Peilstein
Location in Austria
Elevation
979 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Münichreith-Laimbach
2.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LNZ Linz-Hörsching Airport68 km
JCL České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport87 km

About Grosser Peilstein

Grosser Peilstein is a mountain. Location: Yspertal, Politischer Bezirk Melk. Elevation: 979 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Linz-Hörsching Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Kaiserstein and Burgstein Berg.

Climate of Grosser Peilstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (111 mm)
Driest month
February (40 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Grosser Peilstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°9°15°18°20°19°15°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-4°-1°4°7°9°8°5°1°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)4140535979981119166475348

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Grosser Peilstein

The nearest airport is Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Linz, 60 km to the west.

Airports

  • Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) Linz 68 kmwest
  • České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport (JCL) České Budějovice 87 kmnorthwest
  • Vienna International Airport (VIE) Vienna 111 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Linz Population: 204.8K 60 kmwest
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 139 kmsouth
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 149 kmnortheast
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 150 kmeast
  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 163 kmwest

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

Day trips from Grosser Peilstein

Within 100 km: 507 historic and cultural sites, 2,121 natural sites, 512 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km74 places

  • Gassner Camel Riding School Natural site 14 kmE
  • Wetzelstein Mountain 18 kmW
  • Weinsberg Mountain 11 kmNW
  • Wachtberg Mountain 7 kmSE

25–60 km462 places

  • Gusen I Concentration Camp Historic site 47 kmW
  • Unter-Rosenhofer Teich Lake 43 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 56 kmS
  • Ober-Rosenhofer Teich Lake 43 kmNW

60–100 km2,604 places

  • Treffnersee Lake 95 kmSW
  • Waldsee Lake 70 kmE
  • Vienna Forest Lake Lake 77 kmE
  • Steinsee Lake 92 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: