Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Photo: PantheraLeo1359531 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Großer AuerbergReport this photo · linked, not stored
Großer AuerbergGroßer AuerbergReport this photo · linked, not stored
KulpenbergHarz · Saxony-Anhalt · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Gitenkopf
427 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation427 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
51.41° N, 11.12° EElevation 427 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit427 m
- Mid-mountain210 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Gitenkopf in brief
Gitenkopf rises to 427 m in the Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town is Tilleda, 2.3 km to the NE at 168 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 427 m · 1,400 ft
- Range
- Harz
- Region
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.4053, 11.1179
- Nearest airport
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 49 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
Loading the latest forecast…
Loading the latest forecast…
Loading the latest forecast…
iiiSummit climate
The top of Gitenkopf by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 52 mm | 42 mm | 56 mm | 46 mm | 69 mm | 65 mm | 70 mm | 61 mm | 58 mm | 44 mm | 56 mm | 62 mm |
| Cloud cover | 58% | 55% | 51% | 43% | 41% | 40% | 37% | 36% | 43% | 50% | 60% | 63% |
| Daylight | 8h 21 | 10h 00 | 11h 49 | 13h 50 | 15h 35 | 16h 35 | 16h 11 | 14h 39 | 12h 42 | 10h 45 | 8h 55 | 7h 53 |
| Month score | 32 | 36 | 34 | 57 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 52 | 30 | 27 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 450 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,600 m | 2,250 m | 2,750 m | 3,100 m | 3,050 m | 2,450 m | 1,750 m | 1,050 m | 550 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Gitenkopf in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Großer Auerberg | 580 m | – | 21 km N | 22° |
| Lehnberg, Rodishain | 488 m | – | 24 km NW | 23° |
| Kulmer Berg | 477 m | – | 18 km NW | 23° |
| Pferdekopf, Saxony-Anhalt | 476 m | – | 22 km NW | 23° |
| Kulpenberg | 474 m | 235 m | 3.0 km W | 23° |
| Georgen-Berg | 470 m | – | 21 km NW | 23° |
| Sittendorfer Köpfe | 463 m | – | 2.5 km NW | 24° |
| Nesselberg | 454 m | – | 23 km NW | 23° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Photo: © Vincent Eisfeld / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Tilleda
Saxony-Anhalt · 2.3 km NE
14°Oct high
11wet days
46score
Around here
Tilleda and around
Photo: © Vincent Eisfeld / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Tilleda
Saxony-Anhalt · Germany
May · Aug–Sepbest months
25°July high
168 maltitude
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Großer Ehrenberg
636 m · Harz
Heritage
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
.jpg){kind=link}
