- Elevation
- 946 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KLV Karlovy Vary Airport70 km
- NUE Nuremberg Airport84 km
About Platte
Platte is a mountain. Location: Waldershof, Landkreis Tirschenreuth. Elevation: 946 m.
At 946 metres (3,104 ft), the Platte is the highest mountain in the Steinwald, a forest in the Fichtel mountain range in central Germany. The Platte is a popular walking destination, not least because of the Upper Palatinate Tower, which is located on its summit. It is climbable and offers good views of the surrounding region.
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Photos of Platte
Climate of Platte
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 66 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- July (88 mm)
- Driest month
- April (49 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -2° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -4° | -1° | 4° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -3° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 56 | 60 | 49 | 64 | 84 | 88 | 75 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 82 |
How to get to Platte
The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 70 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 83 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 70 kmnortheast
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 84 kmsouthwest
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 142 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Erlangen Population: 102.7K 83 kmsouthwest
- Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 87 kmsouthwest
- Fürth Population: 132K 91 kmsouthwest
- Regensburg Population: 151.4K 100 kmsouth
- Gera Population: 104.7K 108 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Platte
Within 100 km: 731 historic and cultural sites, 3,242 natural sites, 645 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km355 places
- Süßenloher Weiher Lake 21 kmS
- Rollnhofweiher Lake 18 kmSE
- Neuweiher Lake 11 kmE
- Langwiesenteich Lake 10 kmSE
25–60 km1,162 places
- Spitzelberg Mountain 58 kmSW
- Český Les Mountain 42 kmSE
- Schleifweiher Lake 33 kmS
- Schlatter Weiher Lake 27 kmSW
60–100 km3,101 places
- Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 61 kmW
- Stollenberg Mountain 61 kmSW
- Deckersberg Mountain 64 kmSW
- Stoličná Mountain 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Pullenreuth Village, Landkreis Tirschenreuth4.6 km NW
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Pullenreuth Village, Pullenreuth4.6 km NW
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Friedenfels Village, Landkreis Tirschenreuth4.8 km SE
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Friedenfels Village, Friedenfels4.6 km SE
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Hohenhard Village, Waldershof2.6 km N
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Napfberg Village, Erbendorf2.5 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Knock Mountain, Pullenreuth1.2 km W
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Steinwald Natural site, Bavaria0.8 km S
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Bärnhöhe Mountain, Waldershof1.7 km S
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Palmlohe Natural site, Bavaria1.8 km SW
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Eichstein Mountain, Friedenfels2.4 km SE
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Hopfenwinkel Natural site, Waldershof2.4 km E
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Plößberg Mountain, Waldershof3.7 km NE
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Schramberg Mountain, Pullenreuth3.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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