Kleiner Feldberg
{{Short description|Mountain in Germany}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Kleiner Feldberg
| photo = DSC03137 Kleiner Feldberg und Weilsberg von Burg Reiffenberg gesehen.jpg
| photo_caption = Kleiner Feldberg (left), as seen from Reiffenberg castle (Weilsberg mountain on the right)
| photo_size = 250
| elevation_m = 826
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_m = 670
| prominence_ref =
| map = Germany Hesse
| map_caption = The location within Hesse
| label_position = right
| range = Taunus
| coordinates = {{coord|50|13|18|N|8|26|45|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
}}
The Kleiner Feldberg is the second-highest mountain in the Taunus mountain range, located in Hesse, Germany. It has an elevation of {{convert|826|m}}. The Großer Feldberg is located in its immediate neighbourhood.
Obeservatory
In 1913, a meteorological and geophysical observatory was built there by German meteorologist Franz Linke. In 1988 an astronomical observatory was built on the mountain's top.
Surroundings
The source of the Weil River and a small castle of the Limes Germanicus are located at its northern base.
Climate
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Kleiner Feldberg: 822m (1991−2020)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 0.4
|Feb high C = 1.2
|Mar high C = 5.1
|Apr high C = 10.5
|May high C = 14.5
|Jun high C = 17.7
|Jul high C = 20.0
|Aug high C = 19.7
|Sep high C = 14.9
|Oct high C = 9.5
|Nov high C = 4.6
|Dec high C = 1.5
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -1.6
|Feb mean C = -1.1
|Mar mean C = 2.0
|Apr mean C = 6.3
|May mean C = 10.1
|Jun mean C = 13.3
|Jul mean C = 15.4
|Aug mean C = 15.3
|Sep mean C = 11.2
|Oct mean C = 6.8
|Nov mean C = 2.4
|Dec mean C = -0.5
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -3.4
|Feb low C = -3.2
|Mar low C = -0.7
|Apr low C = 2.9
|May low C = 6.5
|Jun low C = 9.6
|Jul low C = 11.8
|Aug low C = 11.8
|Sep low C = 8.5
|Oct low C = 4.5
|Nov low C = 0.6
|Dec low C = -2.4
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 82.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 70.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 75.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 56.1
|May precipitation mm = 89.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 81.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 90.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 73.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 83.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 85.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 84.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 96.8
|year precipitation mm =
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 18.7
|Feb precipitation days = 17.3
|Mar precipitation days = 17.6
|Apr precipitation days = 14.0
|May precipitation days = 15.0
|Jun precipitation days = 14.4
|Jul precipitation days = 15.4
|Aug precipitation days = 14.7
|Sep precipitation days = 14.5
|Oct precipitation days = 16.5
|Nov precipitation days = 19.6
|Dec precipitation days = 20.5
|year precipitation days = 199.5
|Jan humidity = 94.1
|Feb humidity = 90.4
|Mar humidity = 85.2
|Apr humidity = 75.2
|May humidity = 76.7
|Jun humidity = 77.7
|Jul humidity = 76.7
|Aug humidity = 76.4
|Sep humidity = 85.2
|Oct humidity = 91.6
|Nov humidity = 94.9
|Dec humidity = 94.6
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Kleiner-FeldbergTaunus_10635.csv
| title = Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus Climate Normals 1991-2020
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 4, 2023}}
|date= September 2023
}}
References
- Kümmerly+Frey: The New International Atlas. Rand McNally (1980)
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