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Mountain

Großer Sonnstein

Located in Ebensee, Politischer Bezirk Gmunden Coordinates: 47°49′26″ N 13°46′28″ E

Großer Sonnstein
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Elevation
1,037 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ebensee
1.9 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LNZ Linz-Hörsching Airport55 km
SZG Salzburg Airport58 km

About Großer Sonnstein

Großer Sonnstein is a mountain. Location: Ebensee, Politischer Bezirk Gmunden. Elevation: 1,037 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Linz-Hörsching Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Kleiner Sonnstein and Brenntenkogel.

Climate of Großer Sonnstein

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 Großer Sonnstein
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 Großer Sonnstein

The nearest airport is Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ), 55 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzburg, 55 km to the west.

Airports

  • Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) Linz 55 kmnortheast
  • Salzburg Airport (SZG) Salzburg 58 kmwest
  • České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport (JCL) České Budějovice 134 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 55 kmwest
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 66 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 139 kmsouth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 151 kmsoutheast
  • Munich Population: 1.5M 168 kmwest

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

Day trips from Großer Sonnstein

Within 100 km: 285 historic and cultural sites, 2,907 natural sites, 991 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km388 places

  • Augstsee Lake 17 kmS
  • Ostersee Lake 19 kmS
  • Sommersbergsee Lake 23 kmS
  • Wilden See Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km1,402 places

  • Hoher Dachstein Mountain 41 kmS
  • Klamm Natural site 53 kmSE
  • Seeriessee Lake 53 kmS
  • Untersee Lake 54 kmS

60–100 km2,393 places

  • Gusen I Concentration Camp Historic site 70 kmNE
  • Wildsee Lake 64 kmS
  • Treffnersee Lake 67 kmSE
  • Gemeinsee Lake 62 kmSE

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