Mountain

Wachhügel

Located in Selbitz, Landkreis Hof Coordinates: 50°18′21″ N 11°45′31″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 581 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Selbitz; 1.4 km NW
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KLV Karlovy Vary Airport83 km; ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport94 km

About Wachhügel

Wachhügel is a mountain. Location: Selbitz, Landkreis Hof. Elevation: 581 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Rothenbach and Thonberg.

Climate of Wachhügel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: July (98 mm)
Driest month: April (61 mm)

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11° 1°

17° 6°

19° 9°

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17° 7°

11° 3°

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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 Wachhügel
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	6°	11°	17°	19°	21°	21°	17°	11°	5°	2°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-5°	-2°	1°	6°	9°	10°	10°	7°	3°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	82	63	71	61	67	89	98	80	66	73	78	98

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wachhügel

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 83 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 68 km to the north.

Airports

Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 83 kmeast
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 94 kmnorthwest
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 102 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Gera Population: 104.7K 68 kmnorth
Jena Population: 104.7K 70 kmnorth
Erfurt Population: 218.8K 91 kmnorthwest
Erlangen Population: 102.7K 96 kmsouthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 102 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Wachhügel

Within 100 km: 779 historic and cultural sites, 3,812 natural sites, 744 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km344 places

Schwanensee Lake 20 kmNE
Obere Saaletalsperre Lake 19 kmN
Großer Teich Lake 19 kmNE
Talsperre Dröda Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,734 places

Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 44 kmSW
Zipfelteich Lake 33 kmN
Wüster Teich Lake 29 kmNE
Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 60 kmE

60–100 km3,257 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 87 kmNW
Spitzelberg Mountain 86 kmS
Stollenberg Mountain 88 kmS
Deckersberg Mountain 94 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Selbitz Village, Selbitz
1.4 km NW
Rothenbürg Village, Selbitz
1.1 km NE
Schauenstein Village, Schauenstein
3.3 km S
Hüttung Village, Selbitz
0.8 km SE
Leupoldsgrün Village, Landkreis Hof
3 km E
Leupoldsgrün Village, Leupoldsgrün
3 km E

Wachhügel

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Rothenbach River, Bavaria
1.2 km NW
Thonberg Mountain, Schauenstein
2.8 km S
Hoher Stein Mountain, Leupoldsgrün
2.9 km SE
Löwenberg Mountain, Leupoldsgrün
3.2 km SE
Döbrabach River, Bavaria
1.8 km SW
Steinbühl Mountain, Leupoldsgrün
3.8 km E
Thronbach River, Bavaria
3 km SW
Steinbühl Mountain, Naila
4.3 km W

Wachhügel

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources