Mountain

Bastberg

Located in Marpingen, Landkreis Sankt Wendel Coordinates: 49°26′32″ N 7°02′19″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 356 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Marpingen; 1.8 km NE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SCN Saarbrücken Airport26 km; HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport58 km

About Bastberg

Bastberg is a mountain. Location: Marpingen, Landkreis Sankt Wendel. Elevation: 356 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Metzelberg and Rothenberg.

Photos of Bastberg

Schaumberg LoKiLeCh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Faulenberg Flocci Nivis · CC BY 4.0

Climate of Bastberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 96 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (110 mm)
Driest month: April (63 mm)

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8° 0°

12° 3°

17° 7°

20° 10°

23° 12°

22° 11°

18° 8°

12° 5°

7° 1°

4° -1°

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110

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 Bastberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	12°	17°	20°	23°	22°	18°	12°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	3°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	91	78	80	63	79	79	76	63	72	90	96	110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bastberg

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 26 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) (58 km). The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 23 km to the south.

Airports

Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 26 kmsouth
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 58 kmnorth
Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 63 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Saarbrücken Population: 183K 23 kmsouth
Trier Population: 100.1K 45 kmnorthwest
Metz Population: 123.9K 73 kmsouthwest
Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 102 kmeast
Mannheim Population: 308K 104 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bastberg

Within 100 km: 416 historic and cultural sites, 2,674 natural sites, 625 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km355 places

Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 20 kmN
Bostalsee Lake 14 kmN
Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 11 kmE
Bomberg Mountain 6 kmE

25–60 km1,075 places

Sauer River 50 kmNW
Gelterswoog Lake 48 kmE
Steinbachtalsperre Lake 39 kmN
Zoonenberg Mountain 51 kmNW

60–100 km2,285 places

Montagne de Stockem Mountain 97 kmW
Bois de Willancourt Natural site 99 kmW
Bois de Stockem Natural site 98 kmW
Pryre Natural site 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Marpingen Town, Marpingen
1.8 km NE
Berschweiler Village, Marpingen
1.1 km SW
Tholey Village, Landkreis Sankt Wendel
4.6 km N
Eppelborn Village, Landkreis Neunkirchen
6.6 km SW
Urexweiler Village, Marpingen
3.3 km SE
Tholey Town, Tholey
4.6 km N

Bastberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Metzelberg Mountain, Marpingen
1.5 km W
Rothenberg Mountain, Marpingen
1.6 km S
Kumpberg Mountain, Marpingen
2.4 km N
Mistenberg Mountain, Tholey
2.8 km N
Breckert Mountain, Eppelborn
2.3 km SW
Forst Sankt Wendel Natural site, Saarland
2.7 km SE
Weinhausköpfchen Mountain, Marpingen
3.9 km E
Heinzenberg Mountain, Lebach
4.1 km W

Bastberg

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