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Mountain

Galgenkopf

Located in Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis Coordinates: 50°34′43″ N 8°09′52″ E

Map showing the location of Galgenkopf Galgenkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
486 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mengerskirchen, Marktflecken
1.3 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport67 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport79 km

About Galgenkopf

Galgenkopf is a mountain. Location: Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis. Elevation: 486 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Hansenberg and Zimberg.

Climate of Galgenkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (96 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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
Climate of Galgenkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°17°20°22°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)836577596775766270768396

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenkopf

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 34 km to the north.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 67 kmsoutheast
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 79 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 95 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 34 kmnorth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 55 kmsouth
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 63 kmsoutheast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 67 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Galgenkopf

Within 100 km: 780 historic and cultural sites, 4,655 natural sites, 838 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km409 places

  • Krombachtalsperre Lake 5 kmNW
  • Dreifelder Weiher Lake 24 kmW
  • Wiesensee Lake 12 kmW
  • Zinnberg Mountain 9 kmSE

25–60 km1,952 places

  • Weibe River 39 kmNW
  • Ohe River 44 kmNE
  • Lumda River 38 kmE
  • Aar River 26 kmSW

60–100 km3,912 places

  • Else River 75 kmN
  • Valme River 89 kmN
  • Ogge River 84 kmNE
  • Modau River 88 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Hansenberg Mountain, Mengerskirchen, Marktflecken
    1.6 km SE
  • Zimberg Mountain, Mengerskirchen, Marktflecken
    1.3 km S
  • Grauberg Mountain, Mengerskirchen, Marktflecken
    1.7 km SW
  • Knoten Mountain, Rhineland-Palatinate
    1.9 km N
  • Nillkopf Mountain, Greifenstein
    2.6 km NE
  • Nielstein Mountain, Elsoff (Westerwald)
    2.6 km SW
  • Kahlenbergskopf Mountain, Löhnberg
    3.5 km E
  • Lehnstruth Mountain, Driedorf
    3.6 km NW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources