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Scharspitze

Located in Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°45′00″ N 13°47′00″ E

Map showing the location of Scharspitze Scharspitze
Location in Germany
Elevation
699 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Geising
1.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport43 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague80 km

About Scharspitze

Scharspitze is a mountain. Location: Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 699 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Fuchshübel and Kohlhaukuppe.

Climate of Scharspitze

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (98 mm)
Driest month
April (49 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 Scharspitze
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°5°10°16°18°20°20°16°10°4°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°1°6°9°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)535065497187988359565660

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Scharspitze

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 43 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 34 km to the north.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 43 kmnorth
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 80 kmsoutheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 87 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 34 kmnorth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 61 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 86 kmsoutheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 119 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 121 kmwest

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

Day trips from Scharspitze

Within 100 km: 288 historic and cultural sites, 1,821 natural sites, 367 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 16 kmN
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 13 kmN
  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 20 kmW
  • Rückhaltebecken Mordgrundbach Lake 14 kmNE

25–60 km918 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 26 kmNE
  • Hořidla Mountain 41 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 46 kmE
  • Vierteich Lake 57 kmN

60–100 km1,299 places

  • Lysá Mountain 76 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 66 kmSW
  • Pláň Mountain 92 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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