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Mountain

Dornkopf

Located in Meiningen, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen Coordinates: 50°33′04″ N 10°19′37″ E

Map showing the location of Dornkopf Dornkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
512 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Herpf
3.1 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport65 km
KSF Kassel Airport117 km

About Dornkopf

Dornkopf is a mountain. Location: Meiningen, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen. Elevation: 512 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Mockenberg and Buchenberg.

Climate of Dornkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (91 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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 Dornkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°11°17°19°21°21°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)746069546673826065697591

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dornkopf

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

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 65 kmnortheast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 117 kmnorthwest
  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 129 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 69 kmnortheast
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 88 kmsouth
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 99 kmnortheast
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 113 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Dornkopf

Within 100 km: 920 historic and cultural sites, 5,495 natural sites, 852 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km462 places

  • Talsperre Schwickershausen Lake 12 kmS
  • Schönsee Lake 24 kmN
  • Kutte Lake 21 kmNW
  • Gräfensee Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km2,136 places

  • Felda River 37 kmNW
  • Eitra River 51 kmNW
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 39 kmW
  • Sieblebener Teich Lake 53 kmNE

60–100 km4,669 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 84 kmNE
  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 83 kmSE
  • Roda River 97 kmNE
  • Roda River 97 kmE

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