Spitzberg
Photo: Reinhold Möller Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1,696 ft
- summit
Spitzberg is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany, with its summit at about 1,700 ft (517 m) above sea level. It stands inside LSG "Fränkische Schweiz - Veldensteiner Forst" im Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Fränkischer Jakobsweg Lichtenfels-Bamberg. The nearest town is Romansthal, about 0.6 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Lerchenberg, Staffelberg and Alter Staffelberg. For camping, Trekkingplatz Vierzehnheiligen and Kurcampingplatz Bad Staffelstein are within about 6 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 1,696 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Spitzberg. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Spitzberg
How tall is Spitzberg?
1,696 ft (517 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Spitzberg?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
StaffelbergSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Presse03 at de.wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Alter StaffelbergSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
DornigSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
WeinhügelSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
AnsbergSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Trollhead, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
KemitzensteinSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Flash83 at German Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- LerchenbergSummit · Next door
- SulligknöckleinSummit · ~3 min drive
- LehmigbergSummit · ~4 min drive
- KlentschSummit · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Spitzberg
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
36° / 26°
16 wet
Feb
38° / 26°
14 wet
Mar
46° / 32°
15 wet
Apr
54° / 37°
13 wet
May
63° / 46°
15 wet
Jun
67° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
72° / 55°
16 wet
Aug
71° / 55°
14 wet
Sep
63° / 48°
13 wet
Oct
54° / 42°
13 wet
Nov
43° / 34°
15 wet
Dec
37° / 29°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 1,509 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
