Mountain

Glösenstein

Located in Jöhstadt, Erzgebirgskreis Coordinates: 50°32′33″ N 13°09′27″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 814 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Steinbach; 1.5 km N
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KLV Karlovy Vary Airport42 km; DRS Dresden Airport79 km

About Glösenstein

Glösenstein is a mountain. Location: Jöhstadt, Erzgebirgskreis. Elevation: 814 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Alterberg and Forst Steinbach.

Climate of Glösenstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night -6°)
Wettest month: July (104 mm)
Driest month: February (52 mm)

-1° -6°

0° -6°

4° -3°

10° 0°

15° 5°

18° 8°

19° 10°

19° 9°

15° 6°

10° 2°

3° -2°

0° -4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

104

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Glösenstein
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-1°	0°	4°	10°	15°	18°	19°	19°	15°	10°	3°	0°
Average low (°C)	-6°	-6°	-3°	0°	5°	8°	10°	9°	6°	2°	-2°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	57	52	67	55	72	93	104	90	65	62	60	67

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glösenstein

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 42 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 36 km to the northwest.

Airports

Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 42 kmsouthwest
Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 79 kmnortheast
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 36 kmnorthwest
Dresden Population: 564.9K 70 kmnortheast
Gera Population: 104.7K 85 kmnorthwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 103 kmsoutheast
Leipzig Population: 505K 104 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glösenstein

Within 100 km: 287 historic and cultural sites, 1,861 natural sites, 400 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km278 places

Stoličná Mountain 22 kmS
Kunstteich Lake 25 kmNE
Talsperre Cranzahl Lake 12 kmSW
Talsperre Saidenbach Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km801 places

Pláň Mountain 42 kmSW
Svatý Prokop Landmark 40 kmS
Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 43 kmW
Waldsee Lake 46 kmW

60–100 km1,469 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 61 kmNE
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 72 kmNE
Hořidla Mountain 79 kmE
Vosí vrch Mountain 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Steinbach Village, Jöhstadt
1.5 km N
Schmalzgrube Village, Jöhstadt
2.3 km SW
Jöhstadt Village, Jöhstadt
5.6 km SW
Oberschaar Village, Mildenau
2.1 km N
Grumbach Village, Jöhstadt
3.7 km W
Oberschmiedeberg Village, Mildenau
3.3 km N

Glösenstein

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Alterberg Mountain, Jöhstadt
1.1 km SW
Forst Steinbach Natural site, Saxony
1.1 km SW
Tiefenbach River, Saxony
1.3 km W
Bismarckhöhe Mountain, Jöhstadt
2.9 km S
Hirtstein Mountain, Marienberg
2.6 km E
Tiefer Brunn Natural site, Saxony
3.2 km E
Kriegwald Natural site, Saxony
3.3 km SW
Schwarzer Stein Mountain, Marienberg
4.9 km N

Glösenstein

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources