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Mountain

Galgenbühl

Located in Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Saale-Orla-Kreis Coordinates: 50°25′00″ N 11°43′00″ E

Map showing the location of Galgenbühl Galgenbühl
Location in Germany
Elevation
561 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rosenthal
1.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport82 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport89 km

About Galgenbühl

Galgenbühl is a mountain. Location: Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Saale-Orla-Kreis. Elevation: 561 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Wolfstein and Ochsenstollen.

Climate of Galgenbühl

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (93 mm)
Driest month
February (55 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 Galgenbühl
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°11°16°19°21°21°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°3°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)665564576685937863647082

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenbühl

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 82 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 58 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 82 kmnorthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 89 kmeast
  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 112 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Gera Population: 104.7K 58 kmnortheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 58 kmnorth
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 98 kmnortheast
  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 105 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Galgenbühl

Within 100 km: 754 historic and cultural sites, 3,813 natural sites, 750 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km344 places

  • Zipfelteich Lake 21 kmN
  • Schwanensee Lake 15 kmE
  • Ruhteich Lake 14 kmNW
  • Obere Saaletalsperre Lake 6 kmN

25–60 km1,747 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 49 kmSW
  • Roda River 52 kmN
  • Roda River 51 kmN
  • Wüster Teich Lake 27 kmE

60–100 km3,226 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 75 kmNW
  • Spitzelberg Mountain 97 kmS
  • Stollenberg Mountain 99 kmS
  • Stoličná Mountain 98 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rosenthal Village, Rosenthal am Rennsteig
    1.7 km SW
  • Blankenberg Village, Rosenthal am Rennsteig
    1.5 km S
  • Blankenstein Village, Rosenthal am Rennsteig
    2 km SW
  • Harra Village, Rosenthal am Rennsteig
    2.4 km W
  • Arlas Village, Rosenthal am Rennsteig
    0.2 km W
  • Birkenhügel Village, Rosenthal am Rennsteig
    3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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