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Fuchskaute
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Fuchskaute
Stegskopf
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Stegskopf
Salzburger Kopf
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Höllberg
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Westerwald · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Bartenstein

614 mSnow likely Jan–Feb
Elevation614 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
50.67° N, 8.17° EElevation 614 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit614 m
  • Mid-mountain310 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Bartenstein in brief

Bartenstein rises to 614 m in the Westerwald, Hesse, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Breitscheid, 2.7 km to the NE at 454 m.

Facts

Elevation
614 m · 2,014 ft
Range
Westerwald
Region
Hesse
Country
Germany
Coordinates
50.6676, 8.1653
Nearest airport
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) · 75 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Bartenstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°3°-3°Jan4°-3°Feb8°-1°Mar13°2°Apr16°6°May20°9°Jun22°11°Jul21°11°Aug17°8°Sep12°5°Oct6°1°Nov3°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Bartenstein by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°4°8°13°16°20°22°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation106 mm83 mm90 mm64 mm79 mm83 mm90 mm81 mm86 mm90 mm96 mm108 mm
Cloud cover66%58%55%47%45%43%39%38%48%56%68%71%
Daylight8h 2710h 0311h 4913h 4715h 2916h 2716h 0414h 3412h 4110h 479h 008h 00
Month score142423466472727464321611

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–Feb
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level600 m700 m1,150 m1,750 m2,350 m2,800 m3,150 m3,100 m2,500 m1,900 m1,200 m800 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Bartenstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Fuchskaute657 m222 m4.5 km W21°
Stegskopf654 m–11 km W21°
Salzburger Kopf654 m–7.8 km W21°
Höllberg643 m–2.7 km SW21°
Lipper Nürr617 m–11 km NW21°
Auf der Baar615 m–1.8 km SW22°
Trödelsteine613 m–11 km NW21°
Eichholzkopf610 m–22 km NE22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Breitscheid
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Breitscheid

Hesse · 2.7 km NE
13°Oct high
12wet days
32score
Breitscheid
Driedorf
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Driedorf

Hesse · 4.0 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
31score
Driedorf
Homberg
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Homberg

Rheinland-Pfalz · 5.0 km SW
12°Oct high
13wet days
25score
Homberg
Rehe
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Rehe

Rheinland-Pfalz · 5.1 km SW
12°Oct high
13wet days
27score
Rehe
Around here

Breitscheid and around

Breitscheid
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Breitscheid

Hesse · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
23°July high
454 maltitude
Breitscheid

Nature

Nister
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7.8 km W

Nister

River · 147 m
Nister
Heller, North Rhine-Westphalia
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11 km N

Heller, North Rhine-Westphalia

River
Heller, North Rhine-Westphalia
Aar (Dill)
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8.3 km E

Aar (Dill)

River · 213 m
Aar (Dill)

Mountains

Ebschloh
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32 km N

Ebschloh

686 m · Rothaar Mountains
Ebschloh
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37 km N

Riemen

678 m · Rothaar Mountains
Riemen
Jagd-Berg, Hesse
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23 km N

Jagd-Berg, Hesse

676 m · Rothaar Mountains
Jagd-Berg, Hesse

Heritage

Adventhöhle Breitscheid
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1.1 km E

Adventhöhle Breitscheid

Single natural monument in Hesse
Adventhöhle Breitscheid
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0.4 km W

Protestant Church, Breitscheid

cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Protestant Church, Breitscheid
Churches in Breitscheid
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1.9 km E

Churches in Breitscheid

cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Churches in Breitscheid

Museums

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0.4 km W

Töpfermuseum Breitscheid

Töpfermuseum Breitscheid
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2.0 km E

Museum Erdbachium

Museum Erdbachium
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2.1 km E

Museum Zeitsprünge

Museum Zeitsprünge