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Mountain

Steinkuppe

Located in Hartmannsdorf, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°53′00″ N 12°49′00″ E

Map showing the location of Steinkuppe Steinkuppe
Location in Germany
Elevation
377 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hartmannsdorf
1.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport72 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport72 km

About Steinkuppe

Steinkuppe is a mountain. Location: Hartmannsdorf, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 377 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Steinkuppe and Taurastein.

Climate of Steinkuppe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (98 mm)
Driest month
April (39 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 Steinkuppe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°7°13°18°21°23°22°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-1°4°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)454047396964988563496053

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Steinkuppe

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 72 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 10 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 72 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 72 kmnorthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 76 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 10 kmsoutheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 52 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 67 kmeast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 86 kmwest

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

Day trips from Steinkuppe

Within 100 km: 398 historic and cultural sites, 2,156 natural sites, 566 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km208 places

  • Zschopenberg Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 9 kmNW
  • Udohöhe Mountain 24 kmE
  • Treppenhauer Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km1,152 places

  • Sprotte River 29 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 37 kmNW
  • Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 54 kmS
  • Waldsee Lake 51 kmSW

60–100 km1,760 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 70 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 80 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 63 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 61 kmS

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