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Mountain

Höherstein

Located in Bad Ischl, Politischer Bezirk Gmunden Coordinates: 47°41′00″ N 13°43′00″ E

Map showing the location of Höherstein Höherstein
Location in Austria
Elevation
1,066 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Altaussee
5.3 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SZG Salzburg Airport55 km
LNZ Linz-Hörsching Airport71 km

About Höherstein

Höherstein is a mountain. Location: Bad Ischl, Politischer Bezirk Gmunden. Elevation: 1,066 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Jaglingbach and Brunnkogel.

Climate of Höherstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (197 mm)
Driest month
February (83 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 Höherstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°8°14°17°19°19°15°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°0°5°8°10°10°7°3°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)938311310912517519716512696107115

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Höherstein

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzburg, 52 km to the west.

Airports

  • Salzburg Airport (SZG) Salzburg 55 kmwest
  • Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) Linz 71 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 52 kmwest
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 81 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 126 kmsouth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 147 kmsoutheast
  • Munich Population: 1.5M 168 kmwest

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

Day trips from Höherstein

Within 100 km: 295 historic and cultural sites, 3,225 natural sites, 1,091 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km580 places

  • Hoher Dachstein Mountain 25 kmS
  • Augstsee Lake 5 kmE
  • Ostersee Lake 7 kmSE
  • Sommersbergsee Lake 8 kmS

25–60 km1,637 places

  • Klamm Natural site 49 kmE
  • Seeriessee Lake 37 kmS
  • Untersee Lake 38 kmS
  • Wildsee Lake 48 kmS

60–100 km2,394 places

  • Frauenchiemsee Island 99 kmW
  • Gusen I Concentration Camp Historic site 85 kmNE
  • Wildsee Lake 98 kmSE
  • Treffnersee Lake 65 kmE

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