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Hardberg (Odenwald)
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Stiefelhöhe
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Odenwald · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Falkenberg

546 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation546 mabove sea level
Prominence75 mindependent height
Isolation4.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
49.54° N, 9.02° EElevation 546 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit546 m
  • Mid-mountain350 m
  • Valley · Eberbach144 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Falkenberg in brief

Falkenberg rises to 546 m in the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 75 m.

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 Oberzent, 4.4 km to the NW at 415 m.

Facts

Elevation
546 m · 1,792 ft
Prominence
75 m
Range
Odenwald
Region
Hesse
Country
Germany
Coordinates
49.5424, 9.0205
Nearest airport
Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) · 37 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 Falkenberg 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°Jan5°-2°Feb9°1°Mar14°3°Apr18°8°May21°11°Jun23°13°Jul23°12°Aug18°9°Sep13°6°Oct7°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Falkenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°5°9°14°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation99 mm87 mm101 mm70 mm96 mm85 mm97 mm80 mm79 mm99 mm90 mm109 mm
Cloud cover57%50%49%43%42%39%35%35%41%48%58%61%
Daylight8h 3610h 0811h 5013h 4315h 2016h 1615h 5314h 2812h 3910h 509h 088h 11
Month score202622546973717674402215

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 level650 m750 m1,300 m1,900 m2,500 m3,000 m3,300 m3,300 m2,650 m2,000 m1,200 m800 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

Falkenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Katzenbuckel626 m251 m8.1 km S23°
Hardberg (Odenwald)593 m178 m16 km W23°
Stiefelhöhe587 m30 m16 km W23°
Markgrafenwald585 m–9.6 km SE23°
Hart581 m73 m7.9 km SE23°
Salzlackenkopf578 m13 m6.3 km SE23°
Tromm577 m154 m17 km NW23°
Stillfüssel568 m90 m13 km W23°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Oberzent
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Oberzent

Hesse · 4.4 km NW
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Oberzent
Beerfelden
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Beerfelden

Hesse · 4.4 km NW
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Beerfelden
Eberbach
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Eberbach

Baden-Wurttemberg · 8.7 km S
15°Oct high
12wet days
48score
Eberbach
Rothenberg
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Rothenberg

Hesse · 8.8 km SW
14°Oct high
12wet days
41score
Rothenberg
Around here

Oberzent and around

Oberzent
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Oberzent

Hesse · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
24°July high
415 maltitude
Oberzent

Nature

Mümling
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0.1 km NE

Mümling

River
Mümling
Itter, Baden-Wurttemberg
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11 km S

Itter, Baden-Wurttemberg

River
Itter, Baden-Wurttemberg
Erdbach
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12 km N

Erdbach

River
Erdbach

Mountains

Katzenbuckel
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12 km SE

Katzenbuckel

626 m · Odenwald
Katzenbuckel
Neunkircher Höhe
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22 km NW

Neunkircher Höhe

605 m · Odenwald
Neunkircher Höhe
Hardberg (Odenwald)
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13 km W

Hardberg (Odenwald)

593 m · Odenwald
Hardberg (Odenwald)

Heritage

Martinskirche, Beerfelden
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0.1 km NW

Martinskirche, Beerfelden

cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Martinskirche, Beerfelden
Beerfelder Galgen
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0.8 km NW

Beerfelder Galgen

cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Beerfelder Galgen
Dicke Eiche (Airlenbach)
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2.9 km NW

Dicke Eiche (Airlenbach)

Single natural monument in Hesse
Dicke Eiche (Airlenbach)

Museums

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under 100 m E

Museum der Oberzent

Museum der Oberzent
German Ivory Museum Erbach
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11 km N

German Ivory Museum Erbach

Art museum · 1966
German Ivory Museum Erbach
Grube Ludwig
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8.9 km W

Grube Ludwig

Grube Ludwig