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Mountain

Giersköpfe

Located in Osterode am Harz, Landkreis Göttingen Coordinates: 51°44′00″ N 10°21′00″ E

Map showing the location of Giersköpfe Giersköpfe
Location in Germany
Elevation
424 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Riefensbeek
3 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport75 km
HAJ Hannover Airport93 km

About Giersköpfe

Giersköpfe is a mountain. Location: Osterode am Harz, Landkreis Göttingen. Elevation: 424 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Rauher Schacht and Osteroder Stadtwald.

Climate of Giersköpfe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (139 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 Giersköpfe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°10°15°18°20°20°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1218711281821081079697103119139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Giersköpfe

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 75 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 36 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 75 kmsouthwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 93 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 36 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 47 kmnorth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 60 kmnorth
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 82 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Giersköpfe

Within 100 km: 474 historic and cultural sites, 4,242 natural sites, 817 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km635 places

  • Schalk River 13 kmNE
  • Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 7 kmNW
  • Steinbruchsteich Lake 22 kmSE
  • Sösestausee Lake 2 kmNW

25–60 km1,806 places

  • Bere River 35 kmSE
  • Aue River 47 kmNE
  • Aue River 41 kmNE
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 30 kmE

60–100 km3,092 places

  • Wande River 92 kmW
  • Erpe River 92 kmW
  • Wiehe River 93 kmN
  • Sarre River 76 kmNE

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