Hirschkanzel
- 2,290 ft
- summit
Hirschkanzel is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 2,290 ft (698 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Thüringer Wald. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Clemens-Major-Wanderweg. The nearest town is Steinach, about 1.4 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Großer Mittelberg, Kleiner Mittelberg and Sonneberg. For camping, Pfadfinderzentrum Schleifenberghütte and Camping an der Fellbergbaude 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
- 2,290 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Hirschkanzel. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Hirschkanzel
How tall is Hirschkanzel?
2,290 ft (698 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Hirschkanzel?
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.
SonnebergSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
SchleifenbergSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: holger mohaupt, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
FellbergSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Schiefergriffel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Großer MittelbergSummit · Next door
- Kleiner MittelbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- Sonneberger BergSummit · ~2 min drive
- LerchenbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- Großer MittelbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- LoosbrandSummit · ~2 min drive
- Kleiner FörstSummit · ~3 min drive
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Best time to visit Hirschkanzel
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
43° / 29°
15 wet
Apr
51° / 35°
13 wet
May
60° / 44°
15 wet
Jun
64° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
69° / 53°
16 wet
Aug
68° / 53°
14 wet
Sep
61° / 47°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 41°
13 wet
Nov
41° / 32°
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 2,060 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
