Dachstein Mountains
Dachstein Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Hoher Dachstein |
Elevation | 2,995 m above sea level (AA) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
Geography | |
Dachstein Mountains (in red) within the Alps.
The borders of the range according to Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps | |
Country | Austria |
States | Salzburg |
Range coordinates | 47°31′N 13°40′E / 47.52°N 13.66°E |
Parent range | Northern Limestone Alps |
The Dachstein Mountains (German: Dachsteingebirge) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps.
The term is used by the Austrian Alpine Club in its classification of the Eastern Alps as one of the 24 sub-ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps (AVE No. 14).
The Dachstein range includes:
- The Dachstein Massif proper with its highest peak, the Hoher Dachstein (2,995 m (AA))
- Enns valley
- Sarstein (1,975 m above sea level (AA)) in the north at the other bank of the River Traun
Extent
The Dachstein Mountains are bordered as follows:[1]
- to the northeast by the Klachau– Grimmingbach to the River Enns
- to the south by the Niedere Tauern, which are separated by the River Enns, roughly from Untergrimming to its confluence with the Weißenbach near Haus im Ennstal
- to the southwest by the Salzburg Slate Mountains along the line from Weißenbach – Ramsaubach – Schildlehenbach – Kalte Mandling – Warme Mandling – Marcheggsattel – Fritzbach – Linbach – Neubach to Lungötzin the Lammer valley
- to the west the Tennengebirge
- to the northwest the Salzkammergut Mountains are separated by a line from Rußbach – Gschütt Pass – Gosaubach – Hallstätter See to Sankt Agatha
Divisions
The two individual peaks of Grimming and Sarstein were counted as part of the Dachstein range because both have been broken off the
orographic
perspective. This classification appeared as early as 1924 in the Moriggl Division of the Alps.
Climate
Climate data for Krippenstein | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.5 (40.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−1.8 (28.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −28.5 (−19.3) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 112.5 (4.43) |
110.1 (4.33) |
160.3 (6.31) |
132.7 (5.22) |
140.4 (5.53) |
219.3 (8.63) |
257.8 (10.15) |
211.3 (8.32) |
155.7 (6.13) |
104.1 (4.10) |
124.9 (4.92) |
123.7 (4.87) |
1,852.8 (72.94) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 124.5 (49.0) |
142.8 (56.2) |
224.1 (88.2) |
109.2 (43.0) |
41.1 (16.2) |
16.6 (6.5) |
3.1 (1.2) |
6.9 (2.7) |
23.9 (9.4) |
39.3 (15.5) |
101.7 (40.0) |
138.6 (54.6) |
971.8 (382.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12.0 | 12.1 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 164.7 |
Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) | 31.0 | 28.3 | 31.0 | 30.0 | 28.0 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 11.9 | 24.8 | 30.7 | 238 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 0700)
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68.9 | 74.3 | 77.9 | 81.4 | 77.1 | 80.6 | 78.8 | 76.2 | 77.3 | 68.6 | 72.0 | 70.7 | 75.3 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.3 | 125.7 | 143.6 | 145.4 | 204.7 | 173.2 | 193.4 | 205.2 | 168.4 | 166.2 | 102.9 | 98.5 | 1,841.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 43.3 | 44.0 | 39.1 | 37.0 | 46.2 | 38.4 | 42.1 | 48.2 | 45.4 | 50.6 | 39.0 | 39.2 | 42.7 |
Source: zamg.ac.at |
References
External links
Media related to Dachstein mountains at Wikimedia Commons