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Hoher Dachstein

Local name: Dachstein

Located in Politischer Bezirk Gmunden, Upper Austria Coordinates: 47°28′32″ N 13°36′21″ E

Hoher Dachstein
Ewald Gabardi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
2,995 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gemeinde Ramsau am Dachstein
7.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
Airports
SZG Salzburg Airport57 km
LNZ Linz-Hörsching Airport95 km

About Hoher Dachstein

Hoher Dachstein is a mountain. Location: Politischer Bezirk Gmunden, Upper Austria. Elevation: 2,995 m.

From Wikipedia

Hoher Dachstein (German: [ˈhoːɐ̯ ˈdaxʃtaɪn]) is a strongly karstic mountain in central Austria and the second-highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps. It is situated at the border of Upper Austria and Styria, and is the highest point in each of those states. Parts of the massif also lie in the state of Salzburg, leading to the mountain being referred to as the Drei-Länder-Berg ("three-state mountain").

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
2,136 m
Area
284 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Hoher Dachstein

This month · November

A wet month

Day -7° · Night -14° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 6°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
July (195 mm)
Driest month
February (76 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 Hoher Dachstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-11°-10°-8°-4°1°4°6°6°3°-1°-7°-10°
Average low (°C)-18°-18°-15°-12°-8°-5°-3°-3°-6°-9°-14°-17°
Precipitation (mm)8476102108128178195170132104108105

How to get to Hoher Dachstein

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzburg, 55 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Salzburg Airport (SZG) Salzburg 57 kmnorthwest
  • Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) Linz 95 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 108 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 105 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 146 kmeast
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 169 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hoher Dachstein

Within 100 km: 312 historic and cultural sites, 3,720 natural sites, 1,190 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km661 places

  • Seeriessee Lake 18 kmSE
  • Untersee Lake 14 kmS
  • Ostersee Lake 24 kmNE
  • Sommersbergsee Lake 18 kmNE

25–60 km1,771 places

  • Klamm Natural site 54 kmE
  • Wildsee Lake 25 kmS
  • Glohbuckensee Lake 57 kmE
  • Gemeinsee Lake 60 kmE

60–100 km2,790 places

  • Frauenchiemsee Island 99 kmNW
  • Fürlegsee Lake 84 kmSW
  • Vorderer Langtalsee Lake 82 kmSW
  • Wildsee Lake 89 kmSE

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