Backenberg
Photo: Michael32710, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1,065 ft
- summit
Backenberg is a volcano in Lower Saxony, Germany, with its summit at about 1,060 ft (324 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Münden. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Güntersen, about 0.8 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mühlenberg, Eichenberg and Speerberg. For camping, Friday Camping Endlich Niemetal and Regenbogen Ferienanlage & Campingplatz Dransfeld 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
- 1,065 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Backenberg. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Backenberg
How tall is Backenberg?
1,065 ft (325 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Backenberg?
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.
OssenbergSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Dehio, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
SandbergSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Jan Stubenitzky (Dehio), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hoher HagenSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Michael, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
KlagesbergSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Kersti, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- MühlenbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- EichenbergSummit · ~3 min drive
- SpeerbergSummit · ~3 min drive
- HeidelbergSummit · ~3 min drive
- GrefenburgSummit · ~4 min drive
- HüttenbergSummit · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Backenberg
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
37° / 28°
16 wet
Feb
39° / 28°
14 wet
Mar
46° / 32°
16 wet
Apr
53° / 37°
13 wet
May
61° / 45°
15 wet
Jun
66° / 51°
15 wet
Jul
70° / 55°
16 wet
Aug
70° / 55°
15 wet
Sep
63° / 49°
14 wet
Oct
54° / 43°
14 wet
Nov
44° / 36°
15 wet
Dec
38° / 30°
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 1,030 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
