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Mountain

Stephanshöhe

Located in Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°46′36″ N 13°40′59″ E

Map showing the location of Stephanshöhe Stephanshöhe
Location in Germany
Elevation
804 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Schellerhau
0.5 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport40 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport84 km

About Stephanshöhe

Stephanshöhe is a mountain. Location: Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 804 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Spitzberg and Vorderer Grünwald.

Climate of Stephanshöhe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
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 Stephanshöhe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°9°15°18°19°19°15°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°1°5°8°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)535065497187988359565660

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Stephanshöhe

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 31 km to the north.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 40 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 84 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 86 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 31 kmnorth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 54 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 Stephanshöhe

Within 100 km: 299 historic and cultural sites, 1,869 natural sites, 401 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km312 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 11 kmN
  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 15 kmSW
  • Rückhaltebecken Mordgrundbach Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km954 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 27 kmNE
  • Hořidla Mountain 49 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 52 kmE
  • Vierteich Lake 54 kmN

60–100 km1,303 places

  • Lysá Mountain 83 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 64 kmSW
  • Pláň Mountain 87 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 68 kmS

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