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Mountain

Spitzberg

Located in Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°47′00″ N 13°41′00″ E

Map showing the location of Spitzberg Spitzberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
752 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Schellerhau
0.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport39 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport84 km

About Spitzberg

Spitzberg is a mountain. Location: Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 752 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Stephanshöhe and Opelhöhe.

Climate of Spitzberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · 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 Spitzberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°10°15°18°20°20°15°10°3°0°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°1°6°9°11°11°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)535065497187988359565660

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Spitzberg

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 30 km to the north.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 39 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 84 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 86 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 30 kmnorth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 53 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 93 kmsoutheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 113 kmwest

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

Day trips from Spitzberg

Within 100 km: 299 historic and cultural sites, 1,872 natural sites, 402 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km319 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 10 kmN
  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 16 kmSW
  • Rückhaltebecken Mordgrundbach Lake 19 kmE

25–60 km957 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 27 kmNE
  • Hořidla Mountain 49 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 52 kmE
  • Vierteich Lake 53 kmN

60–100 km1,297 places

  • Lysá Mountain 84 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 64 kmSW
  • Pláň Mountain 88 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 69 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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