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Hirschberg (Kaufungen Forest)
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Bilstein (Kaufungen Forest)
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Haferberg
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Bielstein (Kaufungen Forest)
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Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Brackenberg

461 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation461 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
51.43° N, 9.75° EElevation 461 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit461 m
  • Mid-mountain300 m
  • Valley · Hann. Münden129 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Brackenberg in brief

Brackenberg rises to 461 m, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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

The nearest town is Scheden, 2.1 km to the NW at 236 m.

Facts

Elevation
461 m · 1,512 ft
Region
Lower Saxony
Country
Germany
Coordinates
51.4331, 9.7475
Nearest airport
Kassel Airport (KSF) · 25 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 Brackenberg 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°-2°Jan4°-2°Feb8°0°Mar13°3°Apr17°6°May20°9°Jun23°12°Jul22°11°Aug18°8°Sep13°5°Oct7°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Brackenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°4°8°13°17°20°23°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low-2°-2°0°3°6°9°12°11°8°5°2°-1°
Precipitation73 mm54 mm70 mm53 mm74 mm82 mm81 mm74 mm72 mm62 mm76 mm79 mm
Cloud cover61%56%52%44%43%42%39%38%45%52%62%65%
Daylight8h 2110h 0011h 4913h 5015h 3516h 3616h 1114h 3912h 4210h 458h 557h 53
Month score253230547172747673452422

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 level550 m650 m1,100 m1,650 m2,300 m2,750 m3,100 m3,050 m2,450 m1,800 m1,150 m700 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

Brackenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Kasseler Kuppe754 m426 m24 km S20°
Hirschberg (Kaufungen Forest)643 m260 m21 km S21°
Bilstein (Kaufungen Forest)641 m190 m17 km S22°
Mühlenstein607 m–14 km S21°
Steinberg (Kaufungen Forest)589 m–18 km S21°
Haferberg580 m–12 km S22°
Rohr-Berg536 m–22 km S22°
Bielstein (Kaufungen Forest)528 m–21 km S22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Scheden
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Scheden

Lower Saxony · 2.1 km NW
13°Oct high
12wet days
37score
Scheden
Jühnde
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Jühnde

Lower Saxony · 5.2 km NE
13°Oct high
12wet days
36score
Jühnde
Hann. Münden
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Hann. Münden

Lower Saxony · 7.0 km W
14°Oct high
12wet days
41score
Hann. Münden
Bühren
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Bühren

Lower Saxony · 7.1 km NW
13°Oct high
12wet days
37score
Bühren
Around here

Scheden and around

Scheden
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Scheden

Lower Saxony · Germany
May · Aug–Sepbest months
24°July high
236 maltitude
Scheden

Nature

Weser
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6.7 km SW

Weser

River
Weser
Fulda
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6.7 km SW

Fulda

River · 121 m
Fulda
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5.6 km NW

Schede

River
Schede

Mountains

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26 km S

Kasseler Kuppe

754 m
Kasseler Kuppe
Hoher Meissner
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28 km S

Hoher Meissner

753 m
Hoher Meissner
Kalbe
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28 km S

Kalbe

720 m · Hoher Meissner
Kalbe

Heritage

Jüdischer Friedhof, Scheden
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2.5 km NW

Jüdischer Friedhof, Scheden

cultural heritage monument in Lower Saxony · 1797
Jüdischer Friedhof, Scheden
St. Markus, Scheden
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1.4 km N

St. Markus, Scheden

architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
St. Markus, Scheden
St. Johannes der Täufer, Scheden
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2.1 km SE

St. Johannes der Täufer, Scheden

architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
St. Johannes der Täufer, Scheden

Museums

Deutsches Institut für Tropische und Subtropische Landwirtschaft (Witzenhausen, Germany)
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15 km SE

Deutsches Institut für Tropische und Subtropische Landwirtschaft (Witzenhausen, Germany)

Ethnographic museum · 1956
Deutsches Institut für Tropische und Subtropische Landwirtschaft (Witzenhausen, Germany)
Museum der Arbeit I Hagelturm
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7.0 km SW

Museum der Arbeit I Hagelturm

Museum der Arbeit I Hagelturm
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6.5 km SW

Städtisches Museum Hann. Münden

Städtisches Museum Hann. Münden