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Mountain

Hochstein

Located in Mendig, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz Coordinates: 50°22′18″ N 7°13′10″ E

Hochstein
J. Braukmann Milseburg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
562 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bell
1.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport47 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport55 km

About Hochstein

Hochstein is a mountain. Location: Mendig, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz. Elevation: 562 m.

From Wikipedia

The Hochstein (also called the Kalberg or Kahler Berg and, formerly, the Forstberg) is a volcanic cone, 563 m above sea level (NHN), in the Eifel near Obermendig in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and county of Mayen-Koblenz.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Hochstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (70 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Hochstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°16°19°21°21°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)604859516165705559596267

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hochstein

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koblenz, 26 km to the east.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 47 kmsouth
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 55 kmnorth
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 103 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 26 kmeast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 41 kmnorth
  • Cologne Population: 1M 65 kmnorth
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 69 kmnorth
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 75 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Hochstein

Within 100 km: 649 historic and cultural sites, 3,590 natural sites, 893 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km534 places

  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 21 kmSE
  • Laacher See Lake 6 kmNE
  • Wald-See Lake 7 kmNE
  • Rodder Maar Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km1,672 places

  • Schartenknopf Mountain 59 kmW
  • Olef River 56 kmNW
  • Aar River 56 kmE
  • Urbach River 28 kmNE

60–100 km2,926 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 91 kmW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 84 kmW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 78 kmW
  • Mont de la Tour de Coo Mountain 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bell Village, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz
    1.6 km NE
  • Kottenheim Village, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz
    3.2 km SE
  • Bell Village, Bell
    1.6 km NE
  • Ettringen Village, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz
    2.4 km S
  • Mayen Village, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz
    5.1 km S
  • Ettringen Village, Ettringen
    2.4 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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