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Mountain

Birkenkopf

Located in Thale, Landkreis Harz Coordinates: 51°43′00″ N 11°00′38″ E

Map showing the location of Birkenkopf Birkenkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
507 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Friedrichsbrunn
3.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport82 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport91 km

About Birkenkopf

Birkenkopf is a mountain. Location: Thale, Landkreis Harz. Elevation: 507 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Kleiner Rabenstein and Großer Rabenstein.

Climate of Birkenkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (67 mm)
Driest month
February (35 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 Birkenkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°10°15°18°20°21°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°5°8°10°10°7°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)423547466067636051435051

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Birkenkopf

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 82 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Magdeburg, 63 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 82 kmsouth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 91 kmeast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 117 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 63 kmnortheast
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 72 kmeast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 77 kmwest

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

Day trips from Birkenkopf

Within 100 km: 523 historic and cultural sites, 3,448 natural sites, 750 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km383 places

  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 18 kmNW
  • Talsperre Wendefurth Lake 8 kmW
  • Teufelsteich Lake 13 kmSE
  • Rappbodetalsperre Lake 10 kmW

25–60 km1,661 places

  • Schalk River 42 kmW
  • Sarre River 40 kmNE
  • Ehle River 41 kmNE
  • Bere River 26 kmSW

60–100 km2,677 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 79 kmS
  • Frieda River 85 kmSW
  • Ehle River 73 kmNE
  • Rabeninsel Island 71 kmSE

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