Galgenhöhe
Located in Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis Coordinates: 50°33′41″ N 12°59′06″ E
- Elevation
- 715 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KLV Karlovy Vary Airport40 km
- DRS Dresden Airport84 km
About Galgenhöhe
Galgenhöhe is a mountain. Location: Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis. Elevation: 715 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Schreckenberg and Pöhlberg.
Photos of Galgenhöhe
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Schreckenberg Joerg Mueller · CC BY 3.0 -
Pöhlberg Devilsanddust · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Bärenstein de:Benutzer:ch ivk · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Galgenhöhe
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- July (101 mm)
- Driest month
- February (50 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 0° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 54 | 50 | 61 | 55 | 71 | 91 | 101 | 91 | 67 | 60 | 60 | 65 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Galgenhöhe
The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 31 km to the north.
Airports
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 40 kmsouth
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 84 kmnortheast
- Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 104 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 31 kmnorth
- Gera Population: 104.7K 73 kmnorthwest
- Dresden Population: 564.9K 76 kmnortheast
- Leipzig Population: 505K 97 kmnorthwest
- Jena Population: 104.7K 107 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Galgenhöhe
Within 100 km: 325 historic and cultural sites, 2,008 natural sites, 468 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km329 places
- Stoličná Mountain 25 kmS
- Talsperre Cranzahl Lake 7 kmS
- Reservoir Neunzehnhain I Lake 23 kmNE
- Reservoir Neunzehnhain II Lake 20 kmNE
25–60 km762 places
- Pláň Mountain 34 kmSW
- Svatý Prokop Landmark 48 kmSE
- Sprotte River 58 kmNW
- Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 33 kmSW
60–100 km1,710 places
- Erzgebirge Mountain 69 kmNE
- Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 81 kmNE
- Hořidla Mountain 91 kmE
- Zipfelteich Lake 85 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Annaberg-Buchholz Town, Annaberg-Buchholz2.5 km NE -
Schlettau Village, Schlettau2.3 km W
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Buchholz Neighbourhood, Annaberg-Buchholz1.1 km NE
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Schlettau Village, Erzgebirgskreis2.5 km W
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Scheibe Village, Annaberg-Buchholz1.2 km NE
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Cunersdorf Village, Annaberg-Buchholz2.1 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Schreckenberg Mountain, Annaberg-Buchholz2.8 km N
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Pöhlberg Mountain, Annaberg-Buchholz3.6 km NE
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Westerzgebirge Mountain, Saxony2.7 km NE
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Annaberg-Buchholz, Pfarrhaus St. Katharina Attraction, Annaberg-Buchholz1 km NE
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Arztknochen Mountain, Elterlein4.3 km NW
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Liebenstein Mountain, Crottendorf4.4 km SW
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Annaberg-Buchholz, Martin-Luther-Kirche Attraction, Annaberg-Buchholz1.8 km NE
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Cunersdorf, Martin-Luther-Kirche Attraction, Annaberg-Buchholz1.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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