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Hoher Ochsenkopf
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Hoher Ochsenkopf
Hochkopf (Northern Black Forest)
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Hochkopf (Northern Black Forest)
Mehliskopf
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Mehliskopf
Badener Höhe
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Badener Höhe
Black Forest · Baden-Wurttemberg · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Bernstein

694 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation694 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
48.81° N, 8.40° EElevation 694 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit694 m
  • Mid-mountain530 m
  • Valley · Bad Herrenalb365 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Bernstein in brief

Bernstein rises to 694 m in the Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Moosbronn, 2.9 km to the N at 448 m.

Facts

Elevation
694 m · 2,275 ft
Range
Black Forest
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Country
Germany
Coordinates
48.8108, 8.3961
Nearest airport
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) · 23 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 Bernstein 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°4°-2°Jan5°-2°Feb9°0°Mar13°3°Apr18°7°May21°10°Jun23°12°Jul23°12°Aug18°8°Sep13°5°Oct7°1°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Bernstein by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation127 mm114 mm130 mm100 mm136 mm121 mm128 mm110 mm104 mm134 mm128 mm150 mm
Cloud cover55%51%51%45%45%41%37%37%43%49%56%59%
Daylight8h 4210h 1111h 5013h 4115h 1516h 0915h 4714h 2412h 3910h 529h 128h 17
Month score151816405862646766341413

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level800 m900 m1,400 m1,900 m2,550 m3,050 m3,350 m3,350 m2,700 m2,100 m1,350 m900 m
Summit❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Bernstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Hoher Ochsenkopf1,054 m170 m21 km SW19°
Hochkopf (Northern Black Forest)1,039 m–24 km SW19°
Mehliskopf1,008 m–21 km SW20°
Badener Höhe1,003 m170 m18 km SW20°
Seekopf (Forbach)1,002 m–18 km SW20°
Streitmannsköpfe990 m–16 km S20°
Hohloh989 m–12 km S20°
Schramberg921 m–18 km S21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Moosbronn
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Moosbronn

Baden-Wurttemberg · 2.9 km N
14°Oct high
12wet days
41score
Moosbronn
Bad Herrenalb
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Bad Herrenalb

Baden-Wurttemberg · 3.3 km SE
14°Oct high
12wet days
43score
Bad Herrenalb
Loffenau
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Loffenau

Baden-Wurttemberg · 4.4 km S
14°Oct high
12wet days
44score
Loffenau
Gaggenau
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Gaggenau

Baden-Wurttemberg · 4.8 km W
15°Oct high
12wet days
50score
Gaggenau
Around here

Moosbronn and around

Moosbronn
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Moosbronn

Baden-Wurttemberg · Germany
Jul–Sepbest months
24°July high
448 maltitude
Moosbronn

Nature

Federbach (Alb)
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6.6 km NW

Federbach (Alb)

River · 106 m
Federbach (Alb)
Dürreych
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11 km S

Dürreych

River · 579 m
Dürreych
Brotenaubach
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11 km SE

Brotenaubach

River · 575 m
Brotenaubach

Mountains

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29 km SW

Hornisgrinde

1,164 m · Black Forest
Hornisgrinde
Kleine Grinde
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28 km SW

Kleine Grinde

1,135 m
Kleine Grinde
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31 km SW

Altsteigerskopf

1,092 m
Altsteigerskopf

Heritage

Schloss Rastatt
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14 km W

Schloss Rastatt

Kulturdenkmal · 1697
Schloss Rastatt
Baden-Baden
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14 km SW

Baden-Baden

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Baden-Baden
Hohenbaden Castle
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12 km SW

Hohenbaden Castle

cultural heritage monument in Baden-Württemberg · 1102
Hohenbaden Castle

Museums

Fabergé Museum
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13 km SW

Fabergé Museum

Art museum · 2009
Fabergé Museum
Brahms House
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14 km SW

Brahms House

Brahms House
Wehrgeschichtliches Museum Rastatt
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14 km W

Wehrgeschichtliches Museum Rastatt

Military museum · 1934
Wehrgeschichtliches Museum Rastatt