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Mountain

Hühnerkopf

Located in Altenkirchen, Landkreis Kusel Coordinates: 49°26′31″ N 7°17′24″ E

Map showing the location of Hühnerkopf Hühnerkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
438 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Altenkirchen
2.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SCN Saarbrücken Airport28 km
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport56 km

About Hühnerkopf

Hühnerkopf is a mountain. Location: Altenkirchen, Landkreis Kusel. Elevation: 438 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Eulen-Kopf and Lauberberg.

Climate of Hühnerkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (106 mm)
Driest month
April (61 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 Hühnerkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°2°6°10°11°11°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)8775766177777461708692106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hühnerkopf

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 28 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) (56 km). The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 31 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 28 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 56 kmnorth
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 81 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 84 kmeast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 85 kmeast
  • Metz Population: 123.9K 89 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hühnerkopf

Within 100 km: 609 historic and cultural sites, 2,693 natural sites, 703 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km370 places

  • Bostalsee Lake 21 kmNW
  • Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 8 kmSW
  • Bomberg Mountain 12 kmW
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 6 kmSE

25–60 km1,609 places

  • Gelterswoog Lake 30 kmE
  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 30 kmNW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 38 kmN
  • Zwieselkopf Mountain 49 kmSE

60–100 km2,026 places

  • Sauer River 65 kmNW
  • Our River 87 kmNW
  • Eisch River 92 kmW
  • Attert River 96 kmNW

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