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West Hesse Highlands · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Odenberg

381 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation381 mabove sea level
Prominence120 mindependent height
Isolation3.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
51.20° N, 9.38° EElevation 381 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit381 m
  • Mid-mountain190 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Odenberg in brief

Odenberg rises to 381 m in the West Hesse Highlands, Hesse, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 120 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 Gudensberg, 2.1 km to the S at 246 m.

Facts

Elevation
381 m · 1,251 ft
Prominence
120 m
Range
West Hesse Highlands
Region
Hesse
Country
Germany
Coordinates
51.1954, 9.3771
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 Odenberg 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°7°May21°10°Jun23°12°Jul23°12°Aug19°9°Sep13°5°Oct7°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Odenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°5°9°14°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation60 mm45 mm58 mm49 mm75 mm78 mm77 mm66 mm66 mm57 mm66 mm65 mm
Cloud cover56%51%48%42%41%40%36%35%43%49%57%60%
Daylight8h 2310h 0111h 4913h 4915h 3316h 3316h 0914h 3712h 4210h 468h 567h 55
Month score313735607574768076502928

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 level500 m600 m1,100 m1,700 m2,300 m2,750 m3,100 m3,100 m2,450 m1,750 m1,050 m600 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

Odenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Hohes Gras615 m290 m12 km N21°
Rohrberg (Habichtswald)601 m220 m19 km NW22°
Großer Bärenberg601 m220 m19 km NW22°
Essigberg598 m–13 km N21°
Hoher Dörnberg579 m190 m18 km N22°
Ahrensberg575 m–13 km N22°
Ziegenkopf (Habichtswald)565 m–13 km N22°
Pentersrück562 m–22 km E22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Gudensberg
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Gudensberg

Hesse · 2.1 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
38score
Gudensberg
Wolfershausen
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Wolfershausen

Hesse · 5.0 km E
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Wolfershausen
Altenbrunslar
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Altenbrunslar

Hesse · 5.9 km SE
13°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Altenbrunslar
Niedenstein
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Niedenstein

Hesse · 6.3 km NW
13°Oct high
12wet days
34score
Niedenstein
Around here

Gudensberg and around

Gudensberg
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Gudensberg

Hesse · Germany
May–Jun · Sepbest months
24°July high
246 maltitude
Gudensberg

Nature

Schwalm, Hesse
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7.1 km SE

Schwalm, Hesse

River
Schwalm, Hesse
Elbe, Hesse
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10 km SW

Elbe, Hesse

River · 177 m
Elbe, Hesse
Efze
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11 km S

Efze

River · 165 m
Efze

Mountains

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35 km E

Kasseler Kuppe

754 m
Kasseler Kuppe
Hoher Meissner
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34 km E

Hoher Meissner

753 m
Hoher Meissner
Kalbe
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36 km E

Kalbe

720 m · Hoher Meissner
Kalbe

Heritage

Mader Stein
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1.4 km SE

Mader Stein

Single natural monument in Hesse
Mader Stein
Wotanstein
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1.5 km S

Wotanstein

Kulturdenkmal
Wotanstein
Protestant town church Gudensberg
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under 100 m S

Protestant town church Gudensberg

cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Protestant town church Gudensberg

Museums

Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar
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8.3 km SW

Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar

City museum
Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar
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8.3 km SW

Museum Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar

City museum
Museum Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar
Heimatmuseum im Bergtor
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5.2 km NW

Heimatmuseum im Bergtor

Local museum
Heimatmuseum im Bergtor