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Mountain

Papenberg

Located in Oberharz am Brocken, Landkreis Harz Coordinates: 51°44′00″ N 10°47′00″ E

Map showing the location of Papenberg Papenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
470 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Königshütte
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport85 km
KSF Kassel Airport103 km

About Papenberg

Papenberg is a mountain. Location: Oberharz am Brocken, Landkreis Harz. Elevation: 470 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Trogfurter Berg and Kleiner Schmidtskopf.

Climate of Papenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (120 mm)
Driest month
May (70 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 Papenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°6°10°15°18°20°20°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)103759972709287807987102120

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Papenberg

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 85 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 54 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 85 kmsouth
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 103 kmwest
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 106 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 62 kmnorth
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 63 kmwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 73 kmnortheast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 77 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Papenberg

Within 100 km: 519 historic and cultural sites, 3,696 natural sites, 779 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km534 places

  • Bere River 21 kmS
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 6 kmN
  • Talsperre Wendefurth Lake 8 kmE
  • Steinbruchsteich Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,665 places

  • Schalk River 27 kmNW
  • Sarre River 50 kmNE
  • Ehle River 55 kmE
  • Aue River 35 kmN

60–100 km2,795 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 85 kmS
  • Wiehe River 98 kmN
  • Ohe River 88 kmNW
  • Frieda River 76 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Königshütte Village, Oberharz am Brocken
    1.7 km NW
  • Elbingerode Village, Oberharz am Brocken
    4.4 km N
  • Rübeland Village, Oberharz am Brocken
    5 km NE
  • Königshof Village, Oberharz am Brocken
    1.5 km NW
  • Tanne Village, Oberharz am Brocken
    5.7 km SW
  • Hasselfelde Village, Oberharz am Brocken
    6.8 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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