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Mountain

Alter Berg

Located in Hörselberg-Hainich, Wartburgkreis Coordinates: 51°03′08″ N 10°27′27″ E

Alter Berg
Michael Fiegle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
503 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Heßwinkel
2.2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport36 km
KSF Kassel Airport85 km

About Alter Berg

Alter Berg is a mountain. Location: Hörselberg-Hainich, Wartburgkreis. Elevation: 503 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Renn and Großenbehringer Holz.

At a glance

Topographic prominence
64 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Alter Berg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (82 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 Alter Berg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°11°16°19°21°21°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)595062496471826662556571

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alter Berg

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 41 km to the east.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 36 kmeast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 85 kmnorthwest
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 131 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 41 kmeast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 73 kmnorthwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 81 kmeast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 116 kmeast

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

Day trips from Alter Berg

Within 100 km: 525 historic and cultural sites, 5,323 natural sites, 815 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km486 places

  • Negelsee Lake 17 kmE
  • Zwickelsberg Mountain 17 kmW
  • Zimmerberg Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Zimmerberg Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km2,000 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 56 kmE
  • Frieda River 28 kmNW
  • Felda River 35 kmSW
  • Eitra River 58 kmSW

60–100 km4,177 places

  • Schalk River 87 kmN
  • Roda River 82 kmE
  • Roda River 83 kmE
  • Baune River 72 kmW

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