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Mountain

Sand-Kopf

Located in Hilscheid, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich Coordinates: 49°43′58″ N 7°05′53″ E

Map showing the location of Sand-Kopf Sand-Kopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
802 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Allenbach
5.3 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport27 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport58 km

About Sand-Kopf

Sand-Kopf is a mountain. Location: Hilscheid, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich. Elevation: 802 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Erbeskopf and Kahlheid.

Climate of Sand-Kopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (114 mm)
Driest month
August (68 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 Sand-Kopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°8°14°16°19°19°14°9°4°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°10°9°6°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)9880887083847868799498114

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sand-Kopf

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 33 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 27 kmnortheast
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 58 kmsouth
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 65 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 33 kmwest
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 56 kmsouth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 77 kmnortheast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 89 kmeast
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 91 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Sand-Kopf

Within 100 km: 569 historic and cultural sites, 3,513 natural sites, 796 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km274 places

  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 15 kmSW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 10 kmNE
  • Bostalsee Lake 19 kmS
  • Usarkopf Mountain 6 kmNE

25–60 km1,341 places

  • Sauer River 42 kmW
  • Our River 60 kmW
  • Syre River 45 kmW
  • Ernz Noire River 56 kmW

60–100 km3,263 places

  • Château de Berg Historic site 73 kmW
  • Montagne de Stockem Mountain 97 kmW
  • Steinkopf Mountain 84 kmNW
  • Steiner Berg Mountain 95 kmNW

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