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Mountain

Retschenkopf

Located in Wolfach, Ortenaukreis Coordinates: 48°15′30″ N 8°15′45″ E

Map showing the location of Retschenkopf Retschenkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
752 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kirnbach
1.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SXB Strasbourg Airport56 km
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport59 km

About Retschenkopf

Retschenkopf is a mountain. Location: Wolfach, Ortenaukreis. Elevation: 752 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Strasbourg Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Sommerecke and Scherenberg.

Climate of Retschenkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (126 mm)
Driest month
September (87 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 Retschenkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°10°16°19°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°11°7°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)11210597931141231219387107121126

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Retschenkopf

The nearest airport is Strasbourg Airport (SXB), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Freiburg im Breisgau, 42 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Strasbourg Airport (SXB) Strasbourg 56 kmnorthwest
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 59 kmnorth
  • Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 86 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 74 kmeast
  • Pforzheim Population: 119.3K 77 kmnortheast
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 84 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Retschenkopf

Within 100 km: 826 historic and cultural sites, 3,094 natural sites, 738 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km339 places

  • Glaswaldsee Lake 19 kmN
  • Schöllkopf Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Schillinger Berg Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Röte Mountain 22 kmNE

25–60 km1,363 places

  • Randen Mountain 59 kmSE
  • Hoher Randen (Südliche Höhe) Mountain 58 kmSE
  • Hagen Mountain 58 kmSE
  • Hagenturm Landmark 58 kmSE

60–100 km2,956 places

  • Mainau Island 93 kmSE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 95 kmS
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 95 kmSE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 85 kmSE

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