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Mountain

Norkenhöhe

Located in Nister, Westerwaldkreis Coordinates: 50°40′34″ N 7°53′41″ E

Map showing the location of Norkenhöhe Norkenhöhe
Location in Germany
Elevation
470 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Norken
0.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport57 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport86 km

About Norkenhöhe

Norkenhöhe is a mountain. Location: Nister, Westerwaldkreis. Elevation: 470 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Gallfenster and Gauls-Kopf.

Climate of Norkenhöhe

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 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (108 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Norkenhöhe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°7°12°17°19°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9773886570808469778292108

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Norkenhöhe

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 57 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 24 km to the north.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 57 kmwest
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 86 kmsoutheast
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 93 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 24 kmnorth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 57 kmwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 70 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Norkenhöhe

Within 100 km: 785 historic and cultural sites, 4,385 natural sites, 844 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Weibe River 23 kmN
  • Krombachtalsperre Lake 18 kmE
  • Dreifelder Weiher Lake 11 kmSW
  • Wiesensee Lake 12 kmSE

25–60 km1,990 places

  • Ohe River 58 kmE
  • Lumda River 57 kmE
  • Aar River 35 kmS
  • Urbach River 31 kmSW

60–100 km3,710 places

  • Olef River 99 kmW
  • Else River 87 kmN
  • Else River 61 kmN
  • Valme River 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Norken Village, Norken
    0.4 km SE
  • Norken Village, Westerwaldkreis
    0.9 km NE
  • Bretthausen Village, Norken
    1 km S
  • Nauroth Village, Landkreis Altenkirchen
    3.3 km NW
  • Bölsberg Village, Bölsberg
    1.9 km SE
  • Bölsberg Village, Westerwaldkreis
    1.9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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