Mountain

Kiefernkopf

Located in Eßweiler, Landkreis Kusel Coordinates: 49°33′00″ N 7°32′00″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 456 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Bosenbach; 1.1 km S
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport48 km; SCN Saarbrücken Airport48 km

About Kiefernkopf

Kiefernkopf is a mountain. Location: Eßweiler, Landkreis Kusel. Elevation: 456 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Bornberg and Potschberg.

Photos of Kiefernkopf

Potzberg U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb Pierce · Public domain
Potzbergturm EPei , reworked by Ralf Roletschek at de.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Kiefernkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -3°)
Wettest month: December (71 mm)
Driest month: April (47 mm)

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8° 0°

12° 2°

17° 6°

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22° 11°

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12° 4°

6° 0°

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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 Kiefernkopf
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	4°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	12°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-3°	0°	2°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	4°	0°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	56	52	54	47	65	64	64	57	55	64	64	71

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kiefernkopf

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 48 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 52 km to the southwest.

Airports

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 48 kmnorthwest
Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 48 kmsouthwest
Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 72 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Saarbrücken Population: 183K 52 kmsouthwest
Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 67 kmeast
Mannheim Population: 308K 68 kmeast
Trier Population: 100.1K 68 kmwest
Mainz Population: 222.9K 72 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kiefernkopf

Within 100 km: 779 historic and cultural sites, 3,247 natural sites, 751 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km353 places

Gelterswoog Lake 21 kmSE
Ziegelsberg Mountain 17 kmN
Ziegelberg Mountain 19 kmSW
Wasserstein Mountain 22 kmSE

25–60 km1,717 places

Rüdesheimer Aue Island 55 kmNE
Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 40 kmW
Steinbachtalsperre Lake 34 kmNW
Bostalsee Lake 33 kmW

60–100 km2,707 places

Sauer River 76 kmW
Our River 96 kmNW
Larochette Castle Historic site 99 kmW
Syre River 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Bosenbach Village, Bosenbach
1.1 km S
Bosenbach Village, Landkreis Kusel
1.9 km S
Eßweiler Village, Eßweiler
2.4 km E
Jettenbach Village, Landkreis Kusel
2.2 km SE
Jettenbach Village, Jettenbach
2.4 km SE
Niederstaufenbach Village, Niederstaufenbach
2.2 km SW

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bornberg Mountain, Eßweiler
1.4 km NE
Potschberg Mountain, Jettenbach
2.3 km E
Hinzelberg Mountain, Bosenbach
2.6 km W
Hermannsberg Mountain, Horschbach
2.7 km N
Bruderwald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate
2.6 km NW
Hohenestel Mountain, Bedesbach
3.6 km NW
Fernmeldeturm Essweiler - Bornberg Landmark, Eßweiler
1.4 km NE
Bosenbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
2.3 km SW

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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