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Mountain

Großer Stein

Located in Zwönitz, Erzgebirgskreis Coordinates: 50°40′14″ N 12°47′47″ E

Map showing the location of Großer Stein Großer Stein
Location in Germany
Elevation
612 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dorfchemnitz
2.9 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport53 km
DRS Dresden Airport86 km

About Großer Stein

Großer Stein is a mountain. Location: Zwönitz, Erzgebirgskreis. Elevation: 612 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Forst Niederzwönitz and Heiliger Wald.

Climate of Großer Stein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (94 mm)
Driest month
February (41 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 Stein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°6°11°16°19°21°21°17°11°5°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°2°6°9°11°10°7°3°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)444151477078948865545955

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Großer Stein

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 21 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 53 kmsouth
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 86 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 92 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 21 kmnortheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 79 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 80 kmnorth
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 90 kmwest

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

Day trips from Großer Stein

Within 100 km: 377 historic and cultural sites, 2,199 natural sites, 523 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km370 places

  • Talsperre des Friedens Lake 24 kmSW
  • Talsperre Cranzahl Lake 24 kmSE
  • Talsperre Eibenstock Lake 22 kmSW
  • Zschopenberg Mountain 20 kmE

25–60 km825 places

  • Stoličná Mountain 42 kmSE
  • Pláň Mountain 37 kmS
  • Sprotte River 40 kmNW
  • Wüster Teich Lake 55 kmSW

60–100 km1,904 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 76 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 87 kmE
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 65 kmSE
  • Roda River 88 kmW

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