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Großer Winterberg (Harz)
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Großer Winterberg (Harz)
Leistenklippe
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Leistenklippe
Rehberg (Harz)
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Rehberg (Harz)
Erdbeerkopf
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Erdbeerkopf
Harz · Thuringia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Burgberg, Thuringia

313 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation313 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
51.58° N, 10.78° EElevation 313 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit313 m
  • Mid-mountain160 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Burgberg, Thuringia in brief

Burgberg, Thuringia rises to 313 m in the Harz, Thuringia, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Ilfeld, 0.4 km to the S at 250 m.

Facts

Elevation
313 m · 1,027 ft
Range
Harz
Region
Thuringia
Country
Germany
Coordinates
51.5796, 10.7848
Nearest airport
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 68 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 Burgberg, Thuringia 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°0°Mar14°3°Apr18°7°May21°10°Jun24°13°Jul24°12°Aug19°9°Sep13°5°Oct7°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Burgberg, Thuringia by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°4°8°14°18°21°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low-3°-3°0°3°7°10°13°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation76 mm54 mm70 mm46 mm62 mm67 mm68 mm64 mm60 mm55 mm70 mm76 mm
Cloud cover61%55%52%42%40%40%38%37%44%51%62%66%
Daylight8h 199h 5911h 4813h 5115h 3616h 3716h 1214h 4012h 4210h 458h 547h 51
Month score243330617977787978502522

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 level300 m400 m950 m1,650 m2,250 m2,750 m3,100 m3,050 m2,450 m1,700 m1,000 m450 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Burgberg, Thuringia in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Wurmberg971 m182 m23 km NW18°
Großer Winterberg (Harz)906 m–23 km NW19°
Leistenklippe901 m–23 km N19°
Rehberg (Harz)894 m122 m25 km NW18°
Erdbeerkopf857 m–23 km N19°
Königskopf853 m–25 km NW19°
Hohnekopf840 m–22 km N20°
Kleiner Winterberg (Harz)837 m–22 km NW19°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Ilfeld
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Ilfeld

Thuringia · 0.4 km S
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Ilfeld
Niedersachswerfen
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Niedersachswerfen

Thuringia · 3.5 km S
13°Oct high
11wet days
42score
Niedersachswerfen
Sophienhof
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Sophienhof

Thuringia · 6.1 km N
12°Oct high
11wet days
32score
Sophienhof
Petersdorf
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Petersdorf

Thuringia · 6.3 km SE
13°Oct high
11wet days
40score
Petersdorf
Around here

Ilfeld and around

Ilfeld
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Ilfeld

Thuringia · Germany
May · Aug–Sepbest months
24°July high
250 maltitude
Ilfeld

Nature

Wieda
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4.1 km SW

Wieda

River
Wieda
Lude
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10 km E

Lude

River
Lude
Stierbergsteich
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7.6 km N

Stierbergsteich

Lake
Stierbergsteich

Mountains

Brocken
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27 km NW

Brocken

1,141 m · Harz
Brocken
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26 km NW

Heinrichshöhe

1,045 m · Harz
Heinrichshöhe
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27 km NW

Königsberg (Brocken)

1,034 m · Harz
Königsberg (Brocken)

Heritage

Stiftskirche St. Georg-Marien
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0.9 km N

Stiftskirche St. Georg-Marien

Heritage monument in Thuringia
Stiftskirche St. Georg-Marien
St. Jacobi, Ilfeld
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0.7 km E

St. Jacobi, Ilfeld

Heritage monument in Thuringia
St. Jacobi, Ilfeld
St. Andreas, Ilfeld
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2.7 km SE

St. Andreas, Ilfeld

Heritage monument in Thuringia
St. Andreas, Ilfeld

Museums

Schaubergwerk Lange Wand Ilfeld
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0.7 km S

Schaubergwerk Lange Wand Ilfeld

Show mine
Schaubergwerk Lange Wand Ilfeld
Sorge Border Museum
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15 km NW

Sorge Border Museum

Sorge Border Museum
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5.2 km SW

Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp

Military museum
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp