Mountain

Taschheckshöhe

Located in Herrstein, Landkreis Birkenfeld Coordinates: 49°47′06″ N 7°21′07″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 436 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Herrstein; 1.3 km W
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport19 km; SCN Saarbrücken Airport66 km

About Taschheckshöhe

Taschheckshöhe is a mountain. Location: Herrstein, Landkreis Birkenfeld. Elevation: 436 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Ochsenheck and Meiersberg.

Photos of Taschheckshöhe

Gauskopf Hejnjahns · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildenburger Kopf Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schloss Wartenstein Vg kirn-land,gierend , Fotoarchiv VG Kirn-Land · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Taschheckshöhe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -3°)
Wettest month: December (76 mm)
Driest month: April (51 mm)

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3° -3°

8° 0°

12° 2°

17° 7°

20° 10°

22° 11°

17° 8°

12° 5°

6° 1°

3° -1°

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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 Taschheckshöhe
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	17°	12°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-3°	0°	2°	7°	10°	11°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	62	56	60	51	69	68	66	57	61	70	69	76

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Taschheckshöhe

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 51 km to the west.

Airports

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 19 kmnorth
Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 66 kmsouth
Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 84 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Trier Population: 100.1K 51 kmwest
Koblenz Population: 107.3K 65 kmnorth
Saarbrücken Population: 183K 66 kmsouth
Mainz Population: 222.9K 70 kmeast
Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 72 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Taschheckshöhe

Within 100 km: 730 historic and cultural sites, 3,783 natural sites, 849 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km280 places

Steinbachtalsperre Lake 10 kmW
Ziegelsberg Mountain 20 kmSE
Wildburghöhe Mountain 20 kmNE
Usarkopf Mountain 16 kmW

25–60 km1,603 places

Rüdesheimer Aue Island 47 kmNE
Mariannenaue Island 58 kmNE
Hatzenporter Werth Island 49 kmN
Weinfelder Maar Lake 56 kmNW

60–100 km3,479 places

Steinkopf Mountain 96 kmNW
Schartenknopf Mountain 91 kmNW
Preis Berg Mountain 98 kmNW
Petersberg Mountain 93 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Herrstein Village, Herrstein
1.3 km W
Niederhosenbach Village, Landkreis Birkenfeld
2 km NE
Berschweiler bei Kirn Village, Landkreis Birkenfeld
3 km SE
Niederhosenbach Village, Niederhosenbach
2 km NE
Niederwörresbach Village, Niederwörresbach
2.4 km SW
Breitenthal Village, Breitenthal
2.1 km NW

Taschheckshöhe

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ochsenheck Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate
2.8 km E
Meiersberg Mountain, Berschweiler bei Kirn
3.8 km SE
Galgenberg Mountain, Bergen
4.6 km E
Junkersberg Mountain, Sonnschied
5 km NE
Mörschieder Burr Mountain, Mörschied
5.4 km W
Feuerkopf Mountain, Fischbach
5.6 km SE
Wildenburger Kopf Mountain, Veitsrodt
6.8 km W
Ebes Bach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
3.7 km W

Taschheckshöhe

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources