Kleines Riesenhaupt
- 2,497 ft
- summit
Kleines Riesenhaupt is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 2,500 ft (761 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. The nearest town is Frauenwald, about 1.1 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Großes Riesenhaupt, Eselshaupt and Vorderer Arolsberg. For camping, Naturcamp Lenkgrund 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.
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
- 2,497 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Kleines Riesenhaupt. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Kleines Riesenhaupt
How tall is Kleines Riesenhaupt?
2,497 ft (761 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Kleines Riesenhaupt?
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.
SchwefelkopfSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Elop, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Großes RiesenhauptSummit · Next door
- EselshauptSummit · Next door
- Vorderer ArolsbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- SchmiedswiesenkopfSummit · ~2 min drive
- SchleusebergSummit · ~2 min drive
- HaschbachskopfSummit · ~2 min drive
- Vorderer ArolsbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- DrechslerskammSummit · ~2 min drive
- TrockentalskopfSummit · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Kleines Riesenhaupt
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° / 23°
17 wet
Feb
34° / 23°
15 wet
Mar
41° / 28°
16 wet
Apr
50° / 34°
14 wet
May
58° / 42°
15 wet
Jun
62° / 47°
14 wet
Jul
67° / 51°
16 wet
Aug
66° / 51°
15 wet
Sep
59° / 45°
14 wet
Oct
51° / 39°
14 wet
Nov
40° / 32°
15 wet
Dec
34° / 26°
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 2,434 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
