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Mountain

Knochen

Located in Eppendorf, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°47′00″ N 13°18′00″ E

Map showing the location of Knochen Knochen
Location in Germany
Elevation
526 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Großhartmannsdorf
3 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport51 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport70 km

About Knochen

Knochen is a mountain. Location: Eppendorf, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 526 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Waltersdorfer Höhe and Ochsenkopf.

Climate of Knochen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (107 mm)
Driest month
April (53 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 Knochen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°6°11°17°19°21°21°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°10°12°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)6154705372911078862626169

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Knochen

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 51 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 27 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 51 kmnortheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 70 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 27 kmwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 43 kmnortheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 86 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 90 kmnorthwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 111 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Knochen

Within 100 km: 350 historic and cultural sites, 1,917 natural sites, 444 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km357 places

  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 17 kmSE
  • Talsperre Lichtenberg Lake 11 kmE
  • Talsperre Lehnmühle Lake 21 kmE
  • Kunstteich Lake 6 kmSE

25–60 km979 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 38 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 50 kmNE
  • Stoličná Mountain 51 kmS
  • Vierteich Lake 60 kmNE

60–100 km1,375 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 74 kmE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 78 kmE
  • Pláň Mountain 67 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 65 kmS

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