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Mountain

Rieseneck

Located in Elmstein, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim Coordinates: 49°22′27″ N 7°57′46″ E

Map showing the location of Rieseneck Rieseneck
Location in Germany
Elevation
451 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Elmstein
2.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MHG Mannheim-City Airport41 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport65 km

About Rieseneck

Rieseneck is a mountain. Location: Elmstein, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim. Elevation: 451 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Kleines Krappeneck and Bremeneck.

Climate of Rieseneck

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (73 mm)
Driest month
April (50 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 Rieseneck
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)555355507270685756646573

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rieseneck

The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (MHG), 41 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) (67 km). The nearest large city is Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 37 km to the east.

Airports

  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 41 kmeast
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 65 kmwest
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 67 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 37 kmeast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 39 kmeast
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Heidelberg Population: 143.3K 53 kmeast
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 71 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rieseneck

Within 100 km: 858 historic and cultural sites, 3,622 natural sites, 765 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km546 places

  • Gelterswoog Lake 20 kmW
  • Zwieselkopf Mountain 15 kmS
  • Zwergberg Mountain 10 kmSE
  • Zimmerberg Mountain 17 kmNE

25–60 km1,610 places

  • Friesenheimer Insel Island 39 kmNE
  • Insel Flotzgrün Island 36 kmE
  • Neckarinsel Island 53 kmE
  • Otterstadter Altrhein Lake 37 kmE

60–100 km3,089 places

  • Elsenz River 61 kmE
  • Rench River 77 kmS
  • Modau River 61 kmNE
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Elmstein Village, Elmstein
    2.3 km W
  • Esthal Village, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim
    1.8 km NE
  • Esthal Village, Esthal
    1.8 km NE
  • Harzofen Village, Elmstein
    1.6 km SW
  • Weidenthal Village, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim
    5.4 km NE
  • Appenthal Village, Elmstein
    3 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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