Mountain

Hochfels

Located in Reichenbach, Landkreis Birkenfeld Coordinates: 49°38′53″ N 7°16′06″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 451 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Kronweiler; 0.2 km NW
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport33 km; SCN Saarbrücken Airport50 km

About Hochfels

Hochfels is a mountain. Location: Reichenbach, Landkreis Birkenfeld. Elevation: 451 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Moosberg and Erwelskopf.

Climate of Hochfels

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -3°)
Wettest month: December (103 mm)
Driest month: April (62 mm)

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12° 2°

17° 6°

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22° 11°

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12° 4°

6° 1°

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103

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 Hochfels
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)	-3°	-3°	0°	2°	6°	10°	11°	11°	8°	4°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	86	75	78	62	78	77	75	63	72	86	90	103

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hochfels

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 33 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 47 km to the west.

Airports

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 33 kmnorth
Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 50 kmsouth
Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 76 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Trier Population: 100.1K 47 kmwest
Saarbrücken Population: 183K 50 kmsouth
Koblenz Population: 107.3K 82 kmnorth
Mainz Population: 222.9K 82 kmnortheast
Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 85 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Hochfels

Within 100 km: 654 historic and cultural sites, 3,347 natural sites, 793 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km358 places

Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 20 kmW
Steinbachtalsperre Lake 15 kmN
Bostalsee Lake 17 kmSW
Bomberg Mountain 25 kmSW

25–60 km1,415 places

Sauer River 55 kmW
Pulvermaar Lake 59 kmNW
Gelterswoog Lake 42 kmSE
Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 27 kmS

60–100 km3,021 places

Steinkopf Mountain 99 kmNW
Schartenknopf Mountain 98 kmNW
Petersberg Mountain 100 kmNW
Eichenbusch Natural site 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Kronweiler Village, Kronweiler
0.2 km NW
Kronweiler Village, Landkreis Birkenfeld
1.5 km NW
Reichenbach Village, Reichenbach
1.6 km SE
Nohen Village, Landkreis Birkenfeld
2.1 km SW
Sonnenberg-Winnenberg Village, Landkreis Birkenfeld
3.3 km N
Nohen Village, Nohen
2.1 km SW

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Moosberg Mountain, Frauenberg
1.8 km N
Erwelskopf Mountain, Reichenbach
2.1 km E
Vogelsberg Mountain, Rimsberg
2.2 km NW
Schwollbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
1.2 km N
Heimelberg Mountain, Ruschberg
2.7 km SE
Kipp Mountain, Rimsberg
3.1 km W
Bingelberg Mountain, Niederbrombach
3.3 km NW
Feldberg Mountain, Baumholder
3.6 km SE

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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