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Mountain

Knochen

Located in Oederan, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°50′00″ N 13°15′00″ E

Map showing the location of Knochen Knochen
Location in Germany
Elevation
487 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gahlenz
2.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport49 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport74 km

About Knochen

Knochen is a mountain. Location: Oederan, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 487 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Langenauer Höhe and Ranisberg.

Climate of Knochen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
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°2°6°12°17°20°22°21°17°12°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°3°7°10°12°12°8°4°1°-2°
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), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 23 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 49 kmnortheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 74 kmsouth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 97 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 23 kmwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 42 kmnortheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 82 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 114 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Knochen

Within 100 km: 358 historic and cultural sites, 1,941 natural sites, 472 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km354 places

  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 24 kmSE
  • Talsperre Lichtenberg Lake 15 kmE
  • Talsperre Lehnmühle Lake 24 kmE
  • Kunstteich Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km1,051 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 40 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 51 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 55 kmS
  • Sprotte River 60 kmW

60–100 km1,366 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 79 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 81 kmE
  • Pláň Mountain 69 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 71 kmS

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