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Mountain

Kalkhöhe

Located in Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°51′45″ N 13°46′27″ E

Map showing the location of Kalkhöhe Kalkhöhe
Location in Germany
Elevation
499 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glashütte
1.2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport30 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague91 km

About Kalkhöhe

Kalkhöhe is a mountain. Location: Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 499 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Vogelberg and Steinberg.

Climate of Kalkhöhe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (91 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Kalkhöhe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°11°17°20°22°22°17°12°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°10°12°12°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)494355476680918255525558

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kalkhöhe

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 21 km to the north.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 30 kmnorth
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 91 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 95 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 21 kmnorth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 60 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 98 kmsoutheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 119 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kalkhöhe

Within 100 km: 297 historic and cultural sites, 1,889 natural sites, 408 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km356 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 5 kmNE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 3 kmW
  • Rückhaltebecken Mordgrundbach Lake 14 kmE

25–60 km974 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 50 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 44 kmE
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 58 kmNE
  • Vierteich Lake 45 kmN

60–100 km1,264 places

  • Lysá Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 75 kmSW
  • Pláň Mountain 98 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 80 kmS

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