Pfaffenkopf
- 1,547 ft
- summit
Pfaffenkopf is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 1,550 ft (471 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Faulungen, about 1.0 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Hainzenberg, Schlegelsberg and Mühlberg. Wasserfall Elfengrund is within about 3 miles. For camping, Campingplatz Altenburschla and Biwak-Station Küllstedter Grund 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
- 1,547 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Pfaffenkopf. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Pfaffenkopf
How tall is Pfaffenkopf?
1,547 ft (472 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Pfaffenkopf?
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.
SchlegelsbergSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
DörnerbergSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: schierschwender, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
KonsteinSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Christoph Braun, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
RuppertsbergSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Metilsteiner, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- HainzenbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- MühlbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- Der SteinSummit · ~2 min drive
- BrandkopfSummit · ~2 min drive
- KamelrückenSummit · ~2 min drive
- EhrbergSummit · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Pfaffenkopf
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
36° / 27°
16 wet
Feb
37° / 27°
14 wet
Mar
45° / 31°
16 wet
Apr
52° / 36°
13 wet
May
60° / 44°
15 wet
Jun
65° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
69° / 54°
16 wet
Aug
69° / 54°
15 wet
Sep
62° / 48°
14 wet
Oct
53° / 42°
14 wet
Nov
43° / 35°
15 wet
Dec
37° / 29°
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 1,378 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
