Osterkuppe
- 1,601 ft
- summit
Osterkuppe is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 1,600 ft (488 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Thüringer Wald. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Rennsteig-Dolmar-Weg. It is on the edge of Schwarza. Peaks within about 3 miles include Meisenbachskopf, Gickelberg and Lodenberg. 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
- 1,601 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Osterkuppe. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Osterkuppe
How tall is Osterkuppe?
1,601 ft (488 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Osterkuppe?
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.
DolmarSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: SehLax, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- MeisenbachskopfSummit · Next door
- GickelbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- LodenbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- Großer SandbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- SchulzenkopfSummit · ~2 min drive
- HaardtbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- PelzkopfSummit · ~3 min drive
- EngegrundkopfSummit · ~3 min drive
- TellerbergSummit · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Osterkuppe
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°
17 wet
Feb
37° / 25°
15 wet
Mar
44° / 31°
16 wet
Apr
53° / 36°
14 wet
May
61° / 45°
15 wet
Jun
66° / 50°
14 wet
Jul
70° / 54°
16 wet
Aug
69° / 54°
15 wet
Sep
62° / 48°
14 wet
Oct
53° / 41°
14 wet
Nov
42° / 33°
15 wet
Dec
36° / 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 1,535 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
