Birkenhaupt
- 1,886 ft
- summit
Birkenhaupt is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 1,890 ft (575 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Thüringer Wald. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Jakobsweg Erfurt - Coburg. It is on the edge of Katzhütte. Peaks within about 3 miles include Scheffelsberg, Kieslerstein and Großer Kieslerstein. For camping, Intercamping Großbreitenbach is 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
- 1,886 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Birkenhaupt. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Birkenhaupt
How tall is Birkenhaupt?
1,886 ft (575 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Birkenhaupt?
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.
Meuselbacher KuppeSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Großer FarmdenkopfSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: StefanX112, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- ScheffelsbergSummit · Next door
- KieslersteinSummit · ~1 min drive
- Großer KieslersteinSummit · ~1 min drive
- UngeheuerSummit · ~2 min drive
- MetzenhainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Oelzer StiegSummit · ~2 min drive
- JagdschirmSummit · ~3 min drive
- RosenbergSummit · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Birkenhaupt
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
33° / 24°
16 wet
Feb
36° / 24°
14 wet
Mar
43° / 30°
15 wet
Apr
52° / 36°
13 wet
May
60° / 45°
15 wet
Jun
65° / 50°
14 wet
Jul
69° / 54°
16 wet
Aug
69° / 54°
15 wet
Sep
61° / 48°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 41°
13 wet
Nov
41° / 33°
15 wet
Dec
35° / 27°
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 1,804 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
