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Hunderücken

Located in Wimmelburg, Mansfeld-Südharz Coordinates: 51°30′49″ N 11°27′20″ E

Map showing the location of Hunderücken Hunderücken
Location in Germany
Elevation
305 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Blankenheim
2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport55 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport69 km

About Hunderücken

Hunderücken is a mountain. Location: Wimmelburg, Mansfeld-Südharz. Elevation: 305 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Winterberg and Weinberg.

Climate of Hunderücken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (68 mm)
Driest month
February (34 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 Hunderücken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°17°19°22°22°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)373444406357686151404948

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hunderücken

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 55 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Halle, 37 km to the east.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 55 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 69 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 144 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Halle Population: 237.9K 37 kmeast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 66 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 67 kmeast
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 66 kmsouthwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 70 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Hunderücken

Within 100 km: 536 historic and cultural sites, 3,090 natural sites, 740 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km274 places

  • Süßer See Lake 15 kmE
  • Melmsee Lake 24 kmSW
  • Kerrnersee Lake 20 kmE
  • Bindersee Lake 19 kmE

25–60 km1,139 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 56 kmS
  • Sarre River 54 kmN
  • Ehle River 44 kmN
  • Bere River 49 kmW

60–100 km2,953 places

  • Sprotte River 93 kmSE
  • Schalk River 79 kmNW
  • Roda River 71 kmS
  • Roda River 73 kmS

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