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Mountain

Mönskuppe

Located in Graitschen b. Bürgel, Saale-Holzland-Kreis Coordinates: 50°58′02″ N 11°43′24″ E

Mönskuppe
Albrecht Köhler · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
343 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Graitschen
1 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport54 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport62 km

About Mönskuppe

Mönskuppe is a mountain. Location: Graitschen b. Bürgel, Saale-Holzland-Kreis. Elevation: 343 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Zietschkuppe and Poxdorfer Höhe.

Climate of Mönskuppe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (74 mm)
Driest month
January (36 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 Mönskuppe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°18°20°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)363750466572746852435048

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mönskuppe

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Jena, 10 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 54 kmwest
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 62 kmnortheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 120 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Jena Population: 104.7K 10 kmsouthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 27 kmeast
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 48 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 60 kmnorth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 61 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Mönskuppe

Within 100 km: 633 historic and cultural sites, 3,443 natural sites, 705 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Roda River 13 kmSW
  • Roda River 14 kmSW
  • Zietschkuppe Mountain 1 kmW
  • Weißer Berg Mountain 9 kmSE

25–60 km1,148 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 34 kmW
  • Sprotte River 49 kmE
  • Rabeninsel Island 57 kmN
  • Zipfelteich Lake 41 kmS

60–100 km3,406 places

  • Pláň Mountain 95 kmSE
  • Bere River 93 kmNW
  • Wüster Teich Lake 63 kmSE
  • Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 86 kmSE

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