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Mountain

Altenberg

Located in Heimbach, Kreis Düren Coordinates: 50°37′18″ N 6°29′17″ E

Map showing the location of Altenberg Altenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
422 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Heimbach
2.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport54 km
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport60 km

About Altenberg

Altenberg is a mountain. Location: Heimbach, Kreis Düren. Elevation: 422 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Griesberg and Eichelberg.

Climate of Altenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (90 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Altenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°11°16°18°21°21°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)908687647374867877718490

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Altenberg

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 54 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aachen, 33 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 54 kmnortheast
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 60 kmnorthwest
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 74 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 33 kmnorthwest
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 45 kmeast
  • Cologne Population: 1M 48 kmnortheast
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 57 kmnortheast
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 61 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Altenberg

Within 100 km: 512 historic and cultural sites, 2,328 natural sites, 903 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km374 places

  • Kodenhüvel Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Hohe Mark Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Dickelt Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Rocherather Wald Natural site 23 kmSW

25–60 km1,447 places

  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 58 kmW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 36 kmW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 27 kmW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 32 kmSW

60–100 km1,922 places

  • Château de Berg Historic site 94 kmS
  • Île du Moulin Island 63 kmW
  • Île Monsin Island 60 kmW
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 79 kmSW

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