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Mountain

Großer Thumkuhlenkopf

Located in Wernigerode, Landkreis Harz Coordinates: 51°48′00″ N 10°43′00″ E

Map showing the location of Großer Thumkuhlenkopf Großer Thumkuhlenkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
568 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Schierke
5.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport93 km
KSF Kassel Airport101 km

About Großer Thumkuhlenkopf

Großer Thumkuhlenkopf is a mountain. Location: Wernigerode, Landkreis Harz. Elevation: 568 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Forst Hasserode and Hippeln.

Climate of Großer Thumkuhlenkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · 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 Großer Thumkuhlenkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°9°15°17°20°20°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°10°10°7°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)103759972709287807987102120

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Großer Thumkuhlenkopf

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 93 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 45 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 93 kmsouth
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 101 kmsouthwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 102 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 53 kmnorth
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 62 kmsouthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 70 kmnorth
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 73 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Großer Thumkuhlenkopf

Within 100 km: 511 historic and cultural sites, 3,687 natural sites, 781 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km526 places

  • Schalk River 20 kmW
  • Aue River 21 kmN
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 4 kmE
  • Talsperre Wendefurth Lake 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,718 places

  • Sarre River 50 kmNE
  • Ehle River 57 kmE
  • Bere River 28 kmS
  • Aue River 28 kmN

60–100 km2,735 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 94 kmSE
  • Wiehe River 90 kmN
  • Ohe River 81 kmNW
  • Frieda River 79 kmSW

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