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Mountain

Gotteskopf

Located in Wasungen, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen Coordinates: 50°40′38″ N 10°13′05″ E

Map showing the location of Gotteskopf Gotteskopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
584 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hümpfershausen
1.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport62 km
KSF Kassel Airport101 km

About Gotteskopf

Gotteskopf is a mountain. Location: Wasungen, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen. Elevation: 584 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Klosterwald and Hofberg.

Climate of Gotteskopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (79 mm)
Driest month
April (49 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 Gotteskopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°11°16°19°21°21°16°10°4°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-5°-2°1°5°9°10°10°7°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)635161496369795961596677

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gotteskopf

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 62 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 67 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 62 kmnortheast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 101 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 139 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 67 kmnortheast
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 97 kmnorth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 100 kmsouth
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 101 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gotteskopf

Within 100 km: 782 historic and cultural sites, 5,479 natural sites, 791 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km489 places

  • Felda River 21 kmNW
  • Schönsee Lake 8 kmN
  • Kutte Lake 6 kmN
  • Hautsee Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km2,110 places

  • Frieda River 57 kmN
  • Eitra River 38 kmNW
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 33 kmW
  • Sieblebener Teich Lake 48 kmNE

60–100 km4,453 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 82 kmNE
  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 98 kmSE
  • Roda River 100 kmE
  • Felda River 82 kmW

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