- Elevation
- 2,504 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- SZG Salzburg Airport81 km
- INN Innsbruck Airport86 km
About Hochbirgsee
Hochbirgsee is a lake. Location: State of Salzburg, Austria. Elevation: 2,504 m. The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Hochbirghöhe and Tauernklamm.
Photos of Hochbirgsee
Climate of Hochbirgsee
This month · November
A cold month
Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 90 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- July (167 mm)
- Driest month
- February (63 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 3° | -3° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -11° | -8° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 2° | -1° | -5° | -10° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 63 | 83 | 88 | 114 | 149 | 167 | 148 | 105 | 85 | 90 | 77 |
How to get to Hochbirgsee
The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), 81 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 82 km to the west.
Airports
- Salzburg Airport (SZG) Salzburg 81 kmnortheast
- Innsbruck Airport (INN) Innsbruck 86 kmwest
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 117 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 82 kmwest
- Salzburg Population: 157.2K 83 kmnortheast
- Munich Population: 1.5M 127 kmnorthwest
- Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 153 kmsoutheast
- Augsburg Population: 301.1K 178 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hochbirgsee
Within 100 km: 214 historic and cultural sites, 4,346 natural sites, 1,024 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km796 places
- Fürlegsee Lake 12 kmE
- Eissee Lake 13 kmSW
- Brandlsee Lake 24 kmE
- Schmiedingersee Lake 18 kmE
25–60 km1,635 places
- Sille River 43 kmS
- Vorderer Langtalsee Lake 30 kmSE
- Brechlsee Lake 26 kmE
- Brettersee Lake 29 kmE
60–100 km3,153 places
- Hoher Dachstein Mountain 93 kmE
- Bayerisches Oberland Mountain 99 kmNW
- Frauenchiemsee Island 79 kmN
- Herreninsel Island 77 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hollersbach im Pinzgau Municipality, Zell am See District6 km NW
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Mittersill Municipality, Zell am See District7.7 km N
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Tauer Village, Matrei in Osttirol5.4 km S
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Innergschlöss Village, Matrei in Osttirol5.7 km S
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Uttendorf Municipality, Zell am See District11 km NE
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Felbertauern Village, Matrei in Osttirol6.1 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hochbirghöhe Mountain, Hollersbach im Pinzgau<0.1 km N
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Tauernklamm Natural site, State of Salzburg1.3 km E
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Hohe Tauern Mountain, Austria2.5 km E -
Plattachsee Lake, State of Salzburg1.3 km E
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Tauernkogel Mountain, Mittersill1.3 km E
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Geiering Mountain, Hollersbach im Pinzgau1.3 km W
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Geißkogel Mountain, Hollersbach im Pinzgau2.2 km NW
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Felber Bach River, State of Salzburg1.9 km N
Sources & licences
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