Hornkuppe
- 1,896 ft
- summit
Hornkuppe is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 1,900 ft (578 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Thüringer Wald. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. It is on the edge of Lichtenau. Peaks within about 3 miles include Glasersberg, Schreibersberg and Steinberg. For camping, Campingplatz "Bergsee Ratscher" and Campingplatz am Waldbad 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
- 1,896 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Hornkuppe. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Hornkuppe
How tall is Hornkuppe?
1,896 ft (578 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Hornkuppe?
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.
SimmersbergSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Elop, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- GlasersbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- SchreibersbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- SteinbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- HerrnbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- KirchbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- KatzenstirnSummit · ~2 min drive
- Hohe WarthSummit · ~2 min drive
- Schwarzbacher KopfSummit · ~3 min drive
- PriemäuselSummit · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Hornkuppe
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° / 24°
17 wet
Feb
36° / 25°
15 wet
Mar
44° / 31°
16 wet
Apr
53° / 37°
14 wet
May
61° / 45°
15 wet
Jun
66° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
70° / 55°
16 wet
Aug
70° / 55°
15 wet
Sep
62° / 48°
14 wet
Oct
53° / 41°
14 wet
Nov
42° / 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 1,532 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
