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Herzogstand

1,731 m5,679 ft

Prominence: 155 m509 ft
Isolation: 2.0 km
Tonight: -2°CPartly cloudy · Wind 14 km/h SW

Herzogstand is a 1,731 m (5,679 ft) mountain in the Walchenseeberge, Bavaria, Germany.

All facts

Elevation: 1,731 m · 5,679 ft
Nearest higher peak: Heimgarten (1,790 m)
Range: Walchenseeberge
Region: Bavaria, Germany
Coordinates: 47.6132° N, 11.3085° E

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3D map

Herzogstand 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Herzogstand terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Herzogstand elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Herzogstand weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · -2°C (28°F) · 0.1 mm · Wind 14 km/h SW

Herzogstand forecast for the summit, about 1,731 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 597 m.

Tonight-2°0.1 mm14 km/h SWBase 5°
Today-3°3°3.4 mm22 km/h WBase 4 / 10°
Sun-2°8°12.9 mm27 km/h NWBase 5 / 15°
Mon0°6°–10 km/h NWBase 7 / 13°
Tue3°13°–6 km/h NBase 10 / 20°
Wed1°5°4.2 mm5 km/h NBase 8 / 12°
Thu-3°5°–7 km/h NBase 4 / 12°
Fri-3°5°–6 km/h NBase 3 / 12°
Sat-4°4°–6 km/h NBase 3 / 11°
Sun-2°3°3.3 mm4 km/h SWBase 5 / 9°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 10 × 10 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

43.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

32.1%

Steep, 30–45°

22.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.9%

Steeper than 30°: 24.3% of the 100 km² view
Relief in view: 1,188 m low point 597 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 67.7%Water 21.0%Grassland 10.3%Built-up 0.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 5 km, measured from the Herzogstand summit.

Summit list 7

1Schlehdorfer Kreuz1,640 m 0.7 km WNW
2Fahrenbergkopf1,627 m 0.9 km SSE
3Rauteckkopf1,509 m 0.9 km NW
4Heimgarten1,791 m 2.1 km W
5Rotwandkopf1,519 m 2.4 km WSW
6Rauheck1,590 m 3.4 km W
7Jochberg1,565 m 5.0 km ENE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5 km; 980 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Spring Heath35
Silver-washed Fritillary35
Bear's Ear31
Small Tortoiseshell29
Liverleaf27
Great Crested Grebe26

Where it sits

Where Herzogstand sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Print & wall

JPGHerzogstand satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,723 m at the summit; the official height is 1,731 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,731 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,723 m	-8 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,714 m	-17 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia