Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Photo: Wikihunter99 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jagd-Berg, HesseReport this photo · linked, not stored
Jagd-Berg, HesseJagd-Berg, HesseReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: Dieter Bald · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Oberste HennReport this photo · linked, not stored
Oberste HennOberste HennReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: J. Braukmann Milseburg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
FuchskauteReport this photo · linked, not stored
FuchskauteFuchskauteReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: Werner Buzan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
StegskopfReport this photo · linked, not stored
StegskopfStegskopfReport this photo · linked, not stored
Rothaar Mountains · North Rhine-Westphalia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Sim-Berg
528 mSnow likely Jan–Feb
Elevation528 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.5 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
50.76° N, 8.09° EElevation 528 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit528 m
- Mid-mountain260 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Sim-Berg in brief
Sim-Berg rises to 528 m in the Rothaar Mountains, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town is Burbach, 1.3 km to the SW at 355 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 528 m · 1,731 ft
- Range
- Rothaar Mountains
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 50.7611, 8.0900
- Nearest airport
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) · 68 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 Sim-Berg 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° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 104 mm | 80 mm | 86 mm | 58 mm | 70 mm | 76 mm | 81 mm | 75 mm | 80 mm | 86 mm | 92 mm | 104 mm |
| Cloud cover | 62% | 56% | 53% | 45% | 44% | 42% | 39% | 38% | 46% | 53% | 64% | 66% |
| Daylight | 8h 26 | 10h 03 | 11h 49 | 13h 48 | 15h 30 | 16h 28 | 16h 04 | 14h 35 | 12h 41 | 10h 47 | 8h 59 | 7h 59 |
| Month score | 16 | 25 | 25 | 53 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 37 | 19 | 14 |
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 | 550 m | 650 m | 1,150 m | 1,750 m | 2,350 m | 2,800 m | 3,150 m | 3,100 m | 2,500 m | 1,850 m | 1,150 m | 700 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 | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Sim-Berg in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagd-Berg, Hesse | 676 m | – | 19 km NE | 21° |
| Oberste Henn | 676 m | – | 22 km NE | 20° |
| Pfaffenhain | 659 m | – | 24 km N | 21° |
| Fuchskaute | 657 m | 222 m | 11 km S | 21° |
| Stegskopf | 654 m | – | 8.0 km SW | 21° |
| Salzburger Kopf | 654 m | – | 10 km S | 21° |
| Eder-Kopf | 650 m | – | 22 km NE | 21° |
| Höllberg | 643 m | – | 14 km S | 21° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Burbach
North Rhine-Westphalia · 1.3 km SW
13°Oct high
13wet days
32score
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Wahlbach
North Rhine-Westphalia · 2.2 km W
13°Oct high
13wet days
34score
Photo: Jan-Torben Becker (SüdSI at de.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Würgendorf
North Rhine-Westphalia · 2.6 km E
13°Oct high
12wet days
32score
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Holzhausen
North Rhine-Westphalia · 4.4 km SE
13°Oct high
12wet days
35score
Around here
Burbach and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Hohe Hessel
744 m · Rothaar Mountains
Heritage
Protestant Church Wilnsdorf
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
Evangelische Stadtkirche, Dillenburg
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Museums
.jpg){kind=link}
Photo: Hpschaefer www.reserv-art.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen
2001