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Neuhäuser Hügel
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Großer Farmdenkopf
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Wurzelberg
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Thuringian Highland · Thuringia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Bleßberg

867 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation867 mabove sea level
Prominence129 mindependent height
Isolation6.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul20°average high
50.45° N, 11.01° EElevation 867 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit867 m
  • Mid-mountain630 m
  • Valley · Schalkau401 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Bleßberg in brief

Bleßberg rises to 867 m in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 129 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Siegmundsburg, 4.2 km to the NE at 775 m.

Facts

Elevation
867 m · 2,844 ft
Prominence
129 m
Range
Thuringian Highland
Region
Thuringia
Country
Germany
Coordinates
50.4470, 11.0064
Nearest airport
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 59 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 Bleßberg 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°0°-4°Jan1°-4°Feb5°-2°Mar10°2°Apr15°6°May18°9°Jun20°11°Jul20°11°Aug15°7°Sep10°4°Oct4°0°Nov1°-3°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Bleßberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high0°1°5°10°15°18°20°20°15°10°4°1°
Average low-4°-4°-2°2°6°9°11°11°7°4°0°-3°
Precipitation119 mm92 mm104 mm77 mm96 mm98 mm119 mm98 mm99 mm99 mm112 mm134 mm
Cloud cover64%57%54%44%43%42%40%38%45%54%66%68%
Daylight8h 2910h 0411h 4913h 4615h 2716h 2516h 0114h 3312h 4110h 489h 028h 02
Month score11211932516663705021129

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 · Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level550 m650 m1,100 m1,750 m2,450 m2,900 m3,200 m3,250 m2,550 m1,900 m1,150 m700 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Bleßberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Neuhäuser Hügel891 m63 m24 km NW20°
Großer Farmdenkopf869 m169 m7.2 km N20°
Kieferle867 m133 m6.6 km E20°
Wurzelberg843 m–8.1 km N20°
Fellberg842 m–8.6 km E20°
Eselsberg, Thuringia842 m–7.5 km N20°
Dreiherrnstein838 m–19 km NW20°
Pappenheimer Berg835 m–13 km E20°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Siegmundsburg
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Siegmundsburg

Thuringia · 4.2 km NE
10°Oct high
11wet days
21score
Siegmundsburg
Schalkau
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Schalkau

Thuringia · 5.7 km S
13°Oct high
11wet days
37score
Schalkau
Steinheid
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Steinheid

Thuringia · 5.8 km E
10°Oct high
11wet days
21score
Steinheid
Eisfeld
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Eisfeld

Thuringia · 7.4 km W
12°Oct high
11wet days
35score
Eisfeld
Around here

Siegmundsburg and around

Siegmundsburg
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Siegmundsburg

Thuringia · Germany
Jun–Augbest months
20°July high
775 maltitude
Siegmundsburg

Nature

Werra
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7.0 km NW

Werra

River
Werra
Schwarza (Saale)
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3.6 km NE

Schwarza (Saale)

River
Schwarza (Saale)
Effelder
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5.0 km SE

Effelder

River · 348 m
Effelder

Mountains

Großer Beerberg
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30 km NW

Großer Beerberg

983 m · Thuringian Forest
Großer Beerberg
Großer Finsterberg
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26 km NW

Großer Finsterberg

944 m · Thuringian Forest
Großer Finsterberg
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27 km NW

Sachsenstein

915 m · Thuringian Forest
Sachsenstein

Heritage

Church Scheibe
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2.3 km N

Church Scheibe

Kulturdenkmal
Church Scheibe
Dreistromstein
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1.0 km W

Dreistromstein

Kulturdenkmal
Dreistromstein
Liebfrauenkirche, Steinheid
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2.3 km E

Liebfrauenkirche, Steinheid

Kulturdenkmal
Liebfrauenkirche, Steinheid

Museums

Morassina
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14 km NE

Morassina

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Morassina
Neues Schloss Rauenstein
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5.7 km S

Neues Schloss Rauenstein

Neues Schloss Rauenstein
Museum für Glaskunst Lauscha
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7.6 km E

Museum für Glaskunst Lauscha

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Museum für Glaskunst Lauscha