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Mountain

Heftenberg

Located in Schmalkalden, Kurort, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen Coordinates: 50°42′53″ N 10°31′36″ E

Map showing the location of Heftenberg Heftenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
621 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Altersbach
1.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport42 km
KSF Kassel Airport112 km

About Heftenberg

Heftenberg is a mountain. Location: Schmalkalden, Kurort, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen. Elevation: 621 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Stillerstein and Dörnberg.

Climate of Heftenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (105 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Heftenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°10°15°18°20°20°16°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)86799066817810381877794105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heftenberg

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 42 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 46 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 42 kmnortheast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 112 kmnorthwest
  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 141 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 46 kmnortheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 79 kmeast
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 110 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Heftenberg

Within 100 km: 739 historic and cultural sites, 5,302 natural sites, 818 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km552 places

  • Schönsee Lake 23 kmW
  • Ohratalsperre Lake 14 kmE
  • Lütschestausee Lake 17 kmE
  • Kutte Lake 23 kmW

25–60 km2,050 places

  • Frieda River 60 kmNW
  • Felda River 34 kmNW
  • Eitra River 57 kmW
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 55 kmW

60–100 km4,257 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 61 kmNE
  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 86 kmSE
  • Roda River 78 kmE
  • Roda River 78 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Stillerstein Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    1.1 km SW
  • Dörnberg Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    0.7 km W
  • Hirschberg Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    1.6 km W
  • Ringberg Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    1.9 km W
  • Hohe Rod Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    2.2 km N
  • Ebertsgrund Natural site, Thuringia
    2.1 km N
  • Rechtal Natural site, Thuringia
    2.2 km N
  • Arzberg Mountain, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Kurort
    2.4 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources