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Mountain

Hoher Hengst

Located in Puchberg am Schneeberg, Politischer Bezirk Neunkirchen Coordinates: 47°46′00″ N 15°52′00″ E

Hoher Hengst
varga daniel · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,004 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Puchberg am Schneeberg
4.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
VIE Vienna International Airport65 km
GRZ Graz Airport92 km

About Hoher Hengst

Hoher Hengst is a mountain. Location: Puchberg am Schneeberg, Politischer Bezirk Neunkirchen. Elevation: 1,004 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Vienna International Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Hochalpel and Waxriegel.

Climate of Hoher Hengst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -3° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
July (123 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Hoher Hengst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°10°15°18°20°20°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-3°0°5°8°9°9°6°2°-3°-6°
Precipitation (mm)494867699711512310484656861

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hoher Hengst

The nearest airport is Vienna International Airport (VIE), 65 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Graz, 84 km to the south.

Airports

  • Vienna International Airport (VIE) Vienna 65 kmnortheast
  • Graz Airport (GRZ) Feldkirchen bei Graz 92 kmsouth
  • M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS) Bratislava 110 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Graz Population: 303.3K 84 kmsouth
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 102 kmnortheast
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 132 kmnorthwest
  • Győr Population: 129.3K 133 kmeast
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 168 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Hoher Hengst

Within 100 km: 562 historic and cultural sites, 1,836 natural sites, 528 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km176 places

  • Winsaberg Mountain 11 kmNW
  • Windberg Mountain 23 kmW
  • Weisjackel Mountain 24 kmE
  • Waxeneck Mountain 22 kmNE

25–60 km908 places

  • Vienna Forest Lake Lake 50 kmN
  • Steinsee Lake 55 kmNE
  • Schellensee Lake 51 kmNE
  • Türnsee Lake 56 kmW

60–100 km1,842 places

  • Gassner Camel Riding School Natural site 71 kmNW
  • Devínska Kobyla Mountain 97 kmNE
  • Vydrica River 99 kmNE
  • Donauinsel Island 65 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Hochalpel Mountain, Puchberg am Schneeberg
    2.2 km SW
  • Waxriegel Mountain, Puchberg am Schneeberg
    2.5 km W
  • Krumbachgraben Natural site, Lower Austria
    3.1 km SW
  • Grössenberg Mountain, Puchberg am Schneeberg
    3.9 km N
  • Feiden Mountain, Gutenstein
    5.3 km NW
  • Klosterwappen Mountain, Reichenau an der Rax
    5 km W
  • Öhler Mountain, Puchberg am Schneeberg
    5.7 km N
  • Schober Mountain, Gutenstein
    5.7 km N

Sources & licences

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