Großer Brand
- 2,238 ft
- summit
Großer Brand is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 2,240 ft (682 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 Nortwaldweg. The nearest town is Grumbach, about 1.7 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Totenkopf, Mittelberg and Hohe Tanne. For camping, Jugendzeltplatz am Knock and Jugendzeltplatz Effeltermühle 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
- 2,238 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Großer Brand. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Großer Brand
How tall is Großer Brand?
2,238 ft (682 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Großer Brand?
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.
WetzsteinSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Tors, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
VeiteknockSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Markus G. Klötzer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- TotenkopfSummit · ~2 min drive
- MittelbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- Hohe TanneSummit · ~2 min drive
- LerchenhügelSummit · ~2 min drive
- WirtsbergSummit · ~3 min drive
- FinkenbergSummit · ~3 min drive
- BuckenbergSummit · ~3 min drive
- KohlhaueSummit · ~3 min drive
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Best time to visit Großer Brand
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
35° / 23°
14 wet
Mar
42° / 29°
15 wet
Apr
51° / 35°
13 wet
May
59° / 43°
15 wet
Jun
64° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
68° / 53°
16 wet
Aug
68° / 53°
14 wet
Sep
60° / 47°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 40°
13 wet
Nov
41° / 32°
15 wet
Dec
34° / 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 2,205 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
