Mountain

Galgenküppel

Located in Strüth, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Coordinates: 50°09′26″ N 7°53′58″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 490 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Weidenbach; 1.4 km SW
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: FRA Frankfurt Main Airport49 km; HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport51 km

About Galgenküppel

Galgenküppel is a mountain. Location: Strüth, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis. Elevation: 490 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Pfaffenberg and Algenrothberg.

Climate of Galgenküppel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: July (72 mm)
Driest month: February (47 mm)

2° -3°

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7° 0°

11° 3°

16° 7°

19° 10°

21° 12°

21° 11°

17° 8°

11° 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 Galgenküppel
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	7°	11°	16°	19°	21°	21°	17°	11°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-3°	0°	3°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	54	47	54	50	65	67	72	53	57	61	60	65

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenküppel

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wiesbaden, 26 km to the east.

Airports

Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 49 kmeast
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 51 kmsouthwest
Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 88 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 26 kmeast
Koblenz Population: 107.3K 32 kmnorthwest
Mainz Population: 222.9K 34 kmsoutheast
Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 56 kmeast
Offenbach Population: 119.2K 62 kmeast

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

Day trips from Galgenküppel

Within 100 km: 883 historic and cultural sites, 4,285 natural sites, 891 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km465 places

Aar River 25 kmN
Rüdesheimer Aue Island 20 kmS
Mariannenaue Island 21 kmSE
Königsklinger Aue Island 22 kmSE

25–60 km1,643 places

Modau River 56 kmSE
Urbach River 48 kmNW
Petersaue Island 30 kmSE
Hatzenporter Werth Island 36 kmW

60–100 km3,951 places

Weibe River 80 kmN
Ohe River 90 kmNE
Lumda River 78 kmNE
Kemper Werth Island 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Weidenbach Village, Weidenbach
1.4 km SW
Weidenbach Village, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
1.4 km SW
Strüth Village, Strüth
2.9 km SW
Diethardt Village, Diethardt
2.6 km NW
Diethardt Village, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
2.6 km NW
Welterod Village, Welterod
2.9 km SW

Galgenküppel

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pfaffenberg Mountain, Rhineland-Palatinate
0.7 km NE
Algenrothberg Mountain, Diethardt
1.6 km NW
Eichelberg Mountain, Strüth
1.8 km SW
Zorner Kopf Mountain, Welterod
1.4 km SE
Grauer Kopf Mountain, Heidenrod
2.3 km E
Feuerkopf Mountain, Lipporn
2.5 km W
Ziegenkopf Mountain, Rhineland-Palatinate
2.8 km S
Geiskopf Mountain, Rhineland-Palatinate
3.5 km NE

Galgenküppel

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