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Mountain

Gillenkopf

Located in Harztor, Landkreis Nordhausen Coordinates: 51°36′00″ N 10°52′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gillenkopf Gillenkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
536 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hufhaus
1.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport69 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport97 km

About Gillenkopf

Gillenkopf is a mountain. Location: Harztor, Landkreis Nordhausen. Elevation: 536 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Bettler and Birkenkopf.

Climate of Gillenkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (82 mm)
Driest month
February (55 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 Gillenkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°10°15°18°20°20°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°5°8°10°10°7°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)695572586678786965647582

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gillenkopf

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 65 km to the west.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 69 kmsouth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 97 kmeast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 104 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 65 kmwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 70 kmsouth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 78 kmnorth
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 78 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gillenkopf

Within 100 km: 530 historic and cultural sites, 3,832 natural sites, 753 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km473 places

  • Bere River 10 kmSW
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 22 kmN
  • Talsperre Wendefurth Lake 16 kmN
  • Teufelsteich Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km1,744 places

  • Schalk River 40 kmNW
  • Sarre River 56 kmNE
  • Ehle River 57 kmNE
  • Aue River 50 kmN

60–100 km2,898 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 70 kmSE
  • Roda River 95 kmSE
  • Roda River 96 kmSE
  • Frieda River 69 kmSW

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