Galgenleite
- 1,640 ft
- summit
Galgenleite is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 1,640 ft (500 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Internationaler Bergwanderweg Eisenach–Budapest (Thüringen Ost). The nearest town is Zoppoten, about 0.6 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Körnersbühl, Hartmannsberg and Totenfelsbühl. For camping, Campingplatz Feriendorf Saaldorf and Campingplatz Saalburg - Bad 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.
- Summit elevation
- 1,640 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Galgenleite. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Galgenleite
How tall is Galgenleite?
1,640 ft (500 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Galgenleite?
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.
HeinrichsteinSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Toni Wöhrl, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
MariensteinSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Toni Wöhrl, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- KörnersbühlSummit · Next door
- HartmannsbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- TotenfelsbühlSummit · ~2 min drive
- PfaffenhügelSummit · ~2 min drive
- EselsbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- KapfenbergSummit · ~3 min drive
- SchillerauSummit · ~4 min drive
- Künsdorfer BergSummit · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Galgenleite
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
34° / 25°
16 wet
Feb
36° / 25°
14 wet
Mar
44° / 31°
15 wet
Apr
53° / 37°
13 wet
May
61° / 46°
15 wet
Jun
66° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
70° / 55°
17 wet
Aug
70° / 55°
15 wet
Sep
62° / 49°
14 wet
Oct
53° / 42°
13 wet
Nov
42° / 34°
15 wet
Dec
35° / 28°
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 1,604 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).
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.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
