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Mountain

Feuerkuppe

Located in Stadt Bleicherode, Landkreis Nordhausen Coordinates: 51°24′00″ N 10°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Feuerkuppe Feuerkuppe
Location in Germany
Elevation
259 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Straußberg
1.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport49 km
KSF Kassel Airport95 km

About Feuerkuppe

Feuerkuppe is a mountain. Location: Stadt Bleicherode, Landkreis Nordhausen. Elevation: 259 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Rauchenberg and Stufenberg.

Climate of Feuerkuppe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (73 mm)
Driest month
February (42 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 Feuerkuppe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°8°12°18°20°22°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)534257476270736356506164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Feuerkuppe

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 51 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 49 kmsouth
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 95 kmwest
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 103 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 59 kmwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 86 kmeast
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 87 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Feuerkuppe

Within 100 km: 522 historic and cultural sites, 4,486 natural sites, 788 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km380 places

  • Bere River 16 kmN
  • Röstesee Lake 17 kmNW
  • Priorteich Lake 23 kmNW
  • Kranichteich Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,952 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 55 kmSE
  • Schalk River 53 kmNW
  • Frieda River 49 kmSW
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 43 kmN

60–100 km3,464 places

  • Sarre River 79 kmNE
  • Roda River 83 kmSE
  • Roda River 84 kmSE
  • Felda River 78 kmSW

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