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Mountain

Queste

Located in Schmalkalden, Kurort, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen Coordinates: 50°43′38″ N 10°27′54″ E

Map showing the location of Queste Queste
Location in Germany
Elevation
367 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Schmalkalden
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport45 km
KSF Kassel Airport108 km

About Queste

Queste is a mountain. Location: Schmalkalden, Kurort, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen. Elevation: 367 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Grasberg and Mühl-Berg.

Climate of Queste

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (87 mm)
Driest month
April (52 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Queste
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)675868526870876668617382

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Queste

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 49 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 45 kmnortheast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 108 kmnorthwest
  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 144 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 49 kmnortheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 82 kmeast
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 97 kmnorth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 110 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Queste

Within 100 km: 740 historic and cultural sites, 5,353 natural sites, 820 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km547 places

  • Schönsee Lake 19 kmW
  • Ohratalsperre Lake 18 kmE
  • Lütschestausee Lake 21 kmE
  • Kutte Lake 19 kmW

25–60 km2,039 places

  • Frieda River 56 kmNW
  • Felda River 30 kmNW
  • Eitra River 53 kmW
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 51 kmW

60–100 km4,327 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 64 kmNE
  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 90 kmSE
  • Roda River 82 kmE
  • Roda River 82 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Grasberg Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    1.7 km SW
  • Mühl-Berg Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    1.7 km E
  • Komm-Berg Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    2.1 km E
  • Kohlberg Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    2.4 km NE
  • Weidebrunner Kuppe Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    2.5 km NW
  • Ringberg Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    2.7 km SE
  • Wolfsberg Mountain, Schmalkalden, Kurort
    2.9 km SW
  • Stille River, Thuringia
    1.5 km SW

Sources & licences

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