Mönchsberg
- 1,880 ft
- summit
Mönchsberg is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 1,880 ft (573 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Herschdorf, about 0.5 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Fauler Berg, Hohe Schleife and Buchenhügel. For camping, Natur-Erlebnis-Zentrum and Campingplatz Saalthal Alter 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
- 1,880 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mönchsberg. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mönchsberg
How tall is Mönchsberg?
1,880 ft (573 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mönchsberg?
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.
- Fauler BergSummit · Next door
- Hohe SchleifeSummit · ~1 min drive
- BuchenhügelSummit · ~1 min drive
- Kleiner MittelbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- SchleifbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- Großer MittelbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- TannbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- Rodaer BergSummit · ~3 min drive
- WandslebhütteSummit · ~3 min drive
- KubelSummit · ~3 min drive
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Best time to visit Mönchsberg
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° / 45°
15 wet
Jun
66° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
70° / 55°
16 wet
Aug
70° / 55°
15 wet
Sep
62° / 49°
13 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 1,601 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
