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Mountain Peaks

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Wasserkuppe Weather Station (German Weather Service)

Mountain Peaks

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Wasserkuppe Weather Station (German Weather Service)

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Wasserkuppe Weather Station (German Weather Service)

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hessische Rhön

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Location: Gersfeld (Rhön), Landkreis Fulda, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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1. Wasserkuppe Radome – Pferdskopf Summit loop from Abtsroda

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2. View from Schafstein – Fulda Spring loop from Abtsroda

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3. View from Schafstein – Wasserkuppe with radome loop from Obernhausen

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Tips

Franzl wandert 🥾

April 29, 2022

The weather station on the highest mountain in Hesse!

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Wolfram/Ts. 🇺🇦

March 21, 2023

For me it is very impressive how many "weather/climate sensors" are here on the DWD site on the Wasserkuppe!

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TriMage (Ralf)

June 8, 2020

Anyone who would like to know what the equipment looks like with which the weather reports are generated should stop by here. Unfortunately, you can't (understandably) get close enough to the gauges to get a good look at them, but what you can see is impressive.

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Frank Rmr

March 19, 2021

A plaque on the former building of the German Weather Service reminds us that Hesse's highest mountain is also the starting point of the gliding sport tradition in Germany.

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Lemmi alias Schlumpf

October 12, 2021

Our daily weather forecast comes from here and is also one of the wettest areas in Germany

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Wolfram/Ts. 🇺🇦

March 21, 2023

Due to the extremely large number of pointless photos, it can be assumed that either many Komootlers do not know what a weather station is ... or that they are only interested in collecting points 😖

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Kirsti

May 23, 2023

At this point you can see many different instruments to determine and predict the weather.
Unfortunately there are no guided tours (as far as I know)

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Burg-Berg

May 29, 2024

It's really interesting how much technology is used here just for the purpose of collecting weather data!

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SECRET SECRET

June 3, 2021

Just to enjoy ... As everywhere in the world

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Nico

January 19, 2024

This is what the weathermen make their living from... including the ones who told me in advance that there would be zero visibility today... and hey... they were right

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Markus ‚Citko‘

August 8, 2021

Reference to the "cradle of gliding"

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JR on Tour

May 24, 2023

So this is where our weather comes from :)

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Hermine

June 28, 2021

The Wasserkuppe in the Hessian district of Fulda with a peak in the Gersfeld area is 950 m above sea level. NHN the highest mountain in the Rhön and at the same time the highest elevation in Hesse. The Fulda rises on the mountain, which is known nationwide as the "cradle of gliding"; another 30 streams have their origin here.

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Tosca Redler+Amira 🥾🐕🌳🌲

May 20, 2023

Weather station on the Wasserkuppe

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Albrecht

August 16, 2023

"Weather" is made here - at any time 😅

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April 21, 2024

After all, you want to know what the weather is like at the highest point in Hesse...😉

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AKKU

August 10, 2025

So that's how the weather is made - errrr measured :-)

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Elevation 930 m

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Sunday 16 November

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Location: Gersfeld (Rhön), Landkreis Fulda, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Wasserkuppe Weather Station (German Weather Service)

1. Wasserkuppe Radome – Pferdskopf Summit loop from Abtsroda

2. View from Schafstein – Fulda Spring loop from Abtsroda

3. View from Schafstein – Wasserkuppe with radome loop from Obernhausen

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