Rieseneck
Photo: Kunzer234, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1,124 ft
- summit
Rieseneck is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 1,120 ft (343 m) above sea level. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Gebietswanderweg Pößneck- Kahla - Blankenhain and Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-Weg. The nearest town is Kleineutersdorf, about 1.3 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Trompeterberg, Ziegelberg and Spitalberg. For camping, Bootshaus Orlamünde and Sport- und Freizeitzentrum Uhlstädt 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
- 1,124 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Rieseneck. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Rieseneck
How tall is Rieseneck?
1,124 ft (343 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Rieseneck?
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.
WalpersbergSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Rene Schwietzke, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
DohlensteinSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: OutcropWizard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
LichtenbergSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Z thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- TrompeterbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- ZiegelbergSummit · ~3 min drive
- SpitalbergSummit · ~4 min drive
- KirchbergSummit · ~4 min drive
- SchmiedenbergSummit · ~4 min drive
- ForstbergSummit · ~4 min drive
- HerrenbergSummit · ~4 min drive
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Best time to visit Rieseneck
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°
15 wet
Feb
39° / 27°
14 wet
Mar
46° / 33°
15 wet
Apr
55° / 38°
13 wet
May
63° / 47°
15 wet
Jun
68° / 52°
14 wet
Jul
72° / 56°
16 wet
Aug
72° / 56°
15 wet
Sep
64° / 50°
13 wet
Oct
55° / 43°
13 wet
Nov
44° / 36°
15 wet
Dec
37° / 30°
17 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 1,053 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
