Name (with coord- inates) |
Height (m above sea level (NHN)) |
Natural region |
Sub- region |
County, Municipality |
Comments | Image |
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Mühlenberg (49°16′33″N 7°49′13″E / 49.275785°N 7.820334°E) |
590.8 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Südwestpfalz; about 4 km east of Leimen |
Ausgedehnter ridge; part of the pfälzischen Hauptwasserscheide; entirely wooded (naturnahe oak and beech woods); in the Südosten core zone „source region of the Wieslauter” (Wartenbachtal); not accessible on forest tracks; start at Kreisstraße 56 (K 56) Richtung Hermersbergerhof | |
Hermeskopf (49°17′27″N 8°00′12″E / 49.29093°N 8.003283°E) |
581.3 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 4 km north of Ramberg |
ridge-hill, part of a extensiven ridgees, of the sich von Nord nach Süd to to the Orensberg runs; east Modenbachtal; entirely wooded (beech trees, pines, spruce etc.); auf z. T. waymarked forest tracks accessible; start at car park beim Forsthaus Heldenstein (an Kreisstraße 6 Edenkoben–Modenbachtal) | |
Orensberg (49°14′38″N 8°01′39″E / 49.243912°N 8.027401°E) |
581.2 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Südliche Weinstraße; about 3 km north of Albersweiler |
prominent ridge-hill on the edge of the Rhine Graben; entirely wooded (mixed forest); archäologische features (Ringwall and Opferschale); panoramic view vom Orensfelsen; on the northern slopes Castle Scharfeneck; Landauer hut (PWV) am Zimmerplatz; only on waymarked hiking trails accessible; start at e. g. woodland car park of in St. Johann (Albersweiler) | |
Rehberg ((Wasgau)_region:DE-RP 49°10′54″N 7°58′13″E / 49.181703°N 7.970366°E) |
576.8 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland | Südliche Weinstraße; 2 km south of Annweiler |
prominent conical ridge-hill with relativ high Prominenz; Highest mountain in the deutschen part of the Wasgaus; namensgebend für eine Formation of the Unteren Bunter sandstones: „Rehberg beds”; dichte mixed woods; observation tower (Rehbergturm); wide Panoramic view; Rehbergquelle (höchstgelegene Quelle of the Pfalz); about 1 km northwest Felsmassiv of the Asselsteins; only on waymarked footpaths accessible; start at car park „Rehberg” an Trifelsstraße (Kreisstraße 2 Annweiler–Trifels), near the Klettererhütte | |
Schindhübel (49°19′36″N 7°52′32″E / 49.326786°N 7.875631°E) |
571.0 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Bad Dürkheim; about 3 km west of Iggelbach |
ridge-hill; part of a ridge, of the sich in nordeaster Richtung vom Eschkopf to zur Bloskülb runs; entirely von mixed woodsn covered (beech trees, oaks, Lärchen etc.); observation tower with Panoramic view especially Richtung east and Süden; auf markiertem Waldweg accessible; start at about 500 m von woodland car park of „Mittelbuche” an Kreisstraße 17 (Iggelbach–Einmündung in Bundesstraße 48) | Observation tower on the Schindhübel |
Schlossberg (Schönau) (49°03′40″N 7°47′12″E / 49.061227°N 7.786753°E) |
570.9 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 2 km southwest of Nothweiler |
kegelförmiger Doppelgipfel von relativ high Prominenz; between Nord- and Südgipfel Franco-German border; auf Nordgipfel Wegelnburg, höchstgelegene Castleruine of the Pfalz; wide Panoramic view; auf Südgipfel Hohenburg, ebenfalls Rundumsicht; dichte Bewaldung (mixed woods); rock formations (Central Bunter sandstone); only on waymarked footpaths von Nothweiler or Schönau accessible; start at e. g. parking in Nothweiler or Schönau | |
Drachenfels ((Central Palatine Forest)_region:DE-RP 49°25′24″N 8°03′06″E / 49.423243°N 8.051605°E) |
570.8 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Bad Dürkheim; 4 km north of Neidenfels |
zentraler Gebirgsknoten of the woodlands between Hochspeyerbach and Isenach; trapezförmige domed summit; rock formations aus Middle Bunter sandstone (“Karlstal beds”); entirely wooded (beech trees, oaks, pines etc.), nature reserve; former, schwach ausgeprägter, römischer Ringwall; panoramic view vom Süd- and Westfels; 2 Felshöhlungen: „Drachenhöhle” and „Drachenkammer”; only on waymarked footpaths accessible; car park „Saupferch” an side road of the B 37 Frankenstein–Bad Dürkheim | |
Bloskülb (Dürkheim)_region:DE-RP 49°20′27″N 7°53′42″E / 49.340951°N 7.894943°E) |
570.2 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Bad Dürkheim; 2 km west of Iggelbach |
ridge-hill; entirely wooded (beech trees, pines etc.); Abschluss of the ridge, of the sich vom Eschkopf nach Nordosten runs; accessible on a waymarked footpath; 500 m von car park „Brandbuche” an Kreisstraße 17 (Iggelbach–Einmündung in Bundesstraße 48) | |
Großer Adelberg (Adelberg_region:DE-RP 49°12′58″N 7°57′26″E / 49.216027°N 7.957277°E) |
567,4 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 2 km north of Annweiler |
prominent domed summit; Abschluss of a elongated prominentn ridge, of the sich vom „Forsthaus Taubensuhl” to the south runs; entirely covered with mixed forest; summit on trails or footpaths not accessible; start at car parks in Annweiler | |
Brogberg (49°19′49″N 7°53′50″E / 49.33038°N 7.897239°E) |
566.9 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Bad Dürkheim; about 2 km west of Iggelbach |
Elongated ridge-hill; part of the ridge, of the sich vom Eschkopf to zur Bloskülb runs; entirely wooded (mixed woods with relativ hohem Laubholzanteil); on forest tracks easily accessible; start at woodland car parks „Mitteleiche” or „Brandbuche” an Kreisstraße 17 (Iggelbach–Einmündung in Bundesstraße 48) | |
Hinterer Stoppelkopf (Stoppelkopf_region:DE-RP 49°23′50″N 8°04′25″E / 49.39715°N 8.073492°E) |
566.2 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Bad Dürkheim; about 3 km north of Lambrecht |
ridge-hill; part of a ridgees, of the sich vom Drachenfels in southeaster Richtung to to the Weinbiet runs; entirely wooded; 2 km nordeast Hochwildschutzpark Kurpfalz-Park only on waymarked hiking trails accessible; start at Lambrecht or Neidenfels | |
Almersberg (49°14′52″N 7°55′11″E / 49.247876°N 7.919748°E) |
564.1 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 3.5 km north of Rinnthal |
trapezförmige, prominent Berggestalt; part of the elongated ridge, of the sich vom Forsthaus Taubensuhl to to the Adelberg runs; entirely wooded (beech trees, oaks, pines, and andere Nadelgehölze); vom Südfels Panoramic view von Südost nach Südwest; only on footpaths nach längerem Fußmarsch accessible, e. g. von car park „Zwiesel” in the Wellbachtal an Bundesstraße 48 (Hochspeyer–Annweiler) | |
Eiterberg (49°15′51″N 7°51′48″E / 49.264052°N 7.863293°E) |
561.2 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Südliche Weinstraße; about 3 km south of Hofstätten |
prominent ridge-hill; tiefeingeschnittene, felsige Kerbtäler (Kaltenbachtal in the south of, Eiderbachtal with Felsblöcken of the Karlstal beds in the northeastern); entirely wooded (mixed forest, predominantly naturnahe beech trees- and oakswälder); at its foot Annweiler Forsthaus (Waldgaststätte, zur Zeit not bewirtschaftet); summit auf Wanderpfad accessible; start at car park Annweiler Forsthaus | |
Hohe Derst (Derst_region:DE-RP 49°05′10″N 7°54′50″E / 49.086094°N 7.913933°E) |
560.5 | Wasgau | Eastern part of the, Mundat Forest |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 3.5 km west of Dörrenbach |
Extensiver ridge-hill; highest hill of the Mundat Forestes; große mixed woods; ruins Guttenberg on a subpeak about 1 km south of the summit plateaus; gesperrte Zufahrt to the summit; on waymarked hiking trails easily accessible; walkers’ car park „Drei oaks” an forest road above von Böllenborn | |
Waltersberg (49°16′53″N 8°00′36″E / 49.281496°N 8.009892°E) |
558,0 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 2.5 km north of von Ramberg | Langgezogener ridge-hill; part of a ridgees, of the sich vom Forsthaus Heldenstein to to the Waldpass Drei beech trees zieht; entirely wooded; dichte mixed woods; in the Südosten on a subpeak Castleruine Meistersel; summit region accessible on forest tracks; start at woodland car park of “Drei beech trees” | |
Harzofenberg (49°15′59″N 7°59′12″E / 49.266432°N 7.986803°E) |
556.4 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Südliche Weinstraße;<br./>about 2 km west of Ramberg | ridge-hill; part of an elongated ridges, of the sich vom Pfaffenkopf to to the Walterskopf bei Eußerthal runs; entirely wooded, dichte mixed woods; east on a subpeak Castle Ramburg; in the south of Sanatorium Eußerthal; summit region on waymarked hiking trails accessible; start at car parks in Ramberg or Eußerthal | |
Hahnenkopf (49°17′03″N 7°56′00″E / 49.284296°N 7.933459°E) |
554.7 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 6 km northwest of Eußerthal |
ridgeberg near the Taubensuhl (Landauer Forsthaus); part of a Gebirgszuges, of the vom Steigerkopf to to the Eschkopf reicht; entirely wooded (mixed forest especially pines, beech trees, oaks); accessible on forest tracks; start at woodland car park of „Am Essig” on the Landesstraße 505 Eußerthal – Taubensuhl | |
Weinbiet (49°22′35″N 8°07′19″E / 49.37631°N 8.121815°E) |
554.0 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Stadtgebiet von Neustadt;<br./>about 3 km north of of the town itself |
freistehender ridge-hill on the edge of the Rhine Graben; entirely wooded, mainly pines with scattered beech trees; in the summit region observation tower with Wetterstation, Weinbiethaus (PWV-hut) and Rundfunk-Sendemast; from the observation tower umfassendes Panorama; summit on waymarked hiking trails easily accessible, ebenfalls über gesperrten Fahrweg; start ate e. g. Neustadt, Haardt, Gimmeldingen etc. | |
Katzenkopf (49°13′42″N 7°50′42″E / 49.22836°N 7.844925°E) |
553.3 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Südwestpfalz; about 2 km southeast of the Hermersbergerhofes |
Entirely wooded domed summit; mainly mixed forest (beech trees, oaks, pines); summit on trails or footpaths not accessible; car park an Kreisstraße 56 (Aand/or von Bundesstraße 10–Hermersbergerhof) about 1 km entfernt. | |
Staufelkopf (49°13′25″N 7°49′58″E / 49.223736°N 7.83278°E) |
552.0 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Südwestpfalz; about 2 km south of the Hermersbergerhofes |
Trapezförmiger ridge-hill; vollstandig wooded (beech trees, oaks, pines); summit auf not waymarked forest tracks accessible; about 1 km south „Ruheforst Südpfälzer Bergland Wilgartswiesen”; car park an Kreisstraße 56 (Aand/or von Bundesstraße 10 – Hermersbergerhof), about 1 km south | |
Hohenberg (49°12′10″N 8°00′19″E / 49.202696°N 8.005257°E) |
551.9 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 2 km west of Ranschbach |
freistehender conical ridge-hill; nordeastster Berg of the Wasgaus; entirely wooded (pines, at its foote of the Berges sweet chestnuts); on the summit eingestürzter observation tower, refuge hut and Startrampe für Drachenflieger; vom Schumacherfelsen Panoramic view Richtung west to the Trifels; only on waymarked footpaths accessible. start at e. g. Ranschbach or Albersweiler | |
Blattberg (49°19′26″N 7°53′04″E / 49.323835°N 7.884407°E) |
550.8 | Central Palatine Forest | Frankenweide | Bad Dürkheim; about 2.5 km west of Iggelbach |
Elongated ridge, hill spur of the Schindhübels with very geringer Prominenz; entirely wooded (mixed forest); von Blattbach (Quelle) in the northeastern and Miedersbach in the Südwesten abgegrenzt | |
Spitze Boll (Boll_region:DE-RP 49°13′35″N 7°47′22″E / 49.226286°N 7.789392°E) |
540.1 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Südwestpfalz; about 2 km southwest of the Hermersbergerhofes |
Entirely wooded conical hill; ancient-looking forest stands of beech and oak; summit on trails or footpaths not accessible; core zone „source region of the Wieslauter” in the Biosphere Reserve Palatine Forest-North Vosges; car park am Hermersbergerhof. | |
Bobenthaler Knopf (Knopf_region:DE-RP 49°04′04″N 7°52′32″E / 49.067709°N 7.875481°E) |
533.9 | Wasgau | Eastern part of the, Mundat Forest |
Südwestpfalz; about 1.5 km east of Bobenthal |
freistehende domed summit; entirely wooded (mixed woods); core zone „Bobenthaler Knopf” of the Biosphere Reserves Palatine Forest-North Vosges; auf z. T. markierten hiking trails von Süden her accessible; start at Bobenthal | |
Föhrlenberg ((Wasgau)_region:DE-RP 49°11′30″N 7°59′58″E / 49.191689°N 7.999506°E) |
533.1 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 2 km west of Leinsweiler |
freistehender conical hill am Rand of the Rheinebene; largely wooded (pines, in tieferen Regionen sweet chestnuts, at its foot Weinbau); on a easten hill spur of the Föhrlenberges in 1.5 km Entfernung Castle Neukastel and am Hang of the Slevogthof; summit on waymarked footpaths accessible; car park „ruins Scharfenberg” an Trifelsstraße ( Kreisstraße 2 Annweiler–Trifels) | |
Steinberg ((Palatine Forest)_region:DE-RP 49°19′14″N 7°49′23″E / 49.320563°N 7.822995°E) |
527,9 | Central Palatine Forest | Frankenweide | Kaiserslautern; about 2 km south of Johanniskreuz |
Hochflächenartige Bergform; part of the pfälzischen Hauptwasserscheide; entirely wooded; 200 to 300-year-old oak and beech woods („Furniereichen”); on woodland tracks accessible; start at car parks in Johanniskreuz | |
Steinkopf ((Palatinate)_region:DE-RP 49°25′53″N 8°05′10″E / 49.431436°N 8.086023°E) |
527,3 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Bad Dürkheim; about 6.6 km southwest of Bad Dürkheim |
domed summit, part of a ridge, of the sich vom Hinteren Stoppelkopf in north ofer Richtung to zur Russenkuppe above the Isenach valley runs; entirely wooded (mostly mixed forest, including pines and beech trees); only a few 100 m south in of a Mulde the ruins of Schaudichnichtum Lodge, about 1.5 km north of das heute als Forsthaus genutzte Schloss Kehrdichannichts; summit region on waymarked hiking trails easily accessible, summit itself only auf Waldschneisen; start at Forsthaus Kehrdichannichts | |
Kippkopf (Forest)_region:DE-RP 49°15′43″N 7°45′53″E / 49.261952°N 7.764802°E) |
522.3 | Central Palatine Forest |
Gräfensteiner Land |
Südwestpfalz; about 1.5 km south of Leimen |
ridgeberg; highest hill of the Gräfensteiner Land; entirely wooded (mixed forest, predominantly deciduous forest); on the northwestern side rock formations („Geisenschlupf”); Fritz Claus memorial stone am start of the Schamborner Tales; on forest tracks easily accessible, allerdings not to the eigentlichen summit; start at Leimen (Landesstraße 496) | |
Winschertberg (Forest)_region:DE-RP 49°14′46″N 7°45′40″E / 49.246125°N 7.76124°E) |
521.0 | Central Palatine Forest |
Gräfensteiner Land |
Südwestpfalz; about 2 km east of Merzalben |
Elongated hill ridge between Merzalbe and Wartenbach (Quellbach of the Wieslauter); several summit, höchster Punkt on the Winschertkopf; entirely wooded (dichte Laubwälder); immediately gegenüber in souther Richtung Castle Gräfenstein; lookout rocks („Winschertfelsen”) on the Winschertkopf; auf z. T. markierten hiking trails accessible; start at woodland car park of „Castle Gräfenstein” (Merzalben–Ende Kreisstraße 56) | |
Hahnenkopf ((Palatine Forest)_region:DE-RP 49°18′23″N 7°47′24″E / 49.306322°N 7.78995°E) |
518,3 | Central Palatine Forest |
Holzland | Südwestpfalz; 6 km east of Heltersberg |
wenig prominent domed summit, hochflächenartige Umgebung; höchste Erhebung of the Holzlandes; entirely wooded; in the surrounding area 200 to 300--year-old oak and beech treesbestände; summit not accessible on forest tracks; start at Landesstraße 499 von Heltersberg nach Johanniskreuz | |
Rahnfels (49°28′17″N 8°05′22″E / 49.471387°N 8.089457°E) |
516.5 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Bad Dürkheim; 5 km west of Bad Dürkheim |
trapezförmige Bergform; Felsblöcke of the Mittleren Bunter sandstones (Karlstal beds); entirely wooded (mixed forest); vom summitfelsen Panoramic view; on the summit plateau unmanaged „Frankenthaler hut”; Überreste of a militärischen Einrichtung of the US-Armee; summit on waymarked hiking trails easily accessible; Fahrstraße to to the summit (Landesstraße 518 Leistadt–Altleiningen + Stichstraße) | |
Eckkopf (49°24′58″N 8°08′20″E / 49.416138°N 8.138981°E) |
516.0 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Bad Dürkheim; 3.5 km west of Deidesheim |
part of an elongated ridge; entirely wooded; panoramic view from the observation tower (OT); Gaststätte in the AT; on waymarked hiking trails accessible; start at car parks an Kreisstraße 16 (near the Kurpfalzpark Wachenheim) | |
Maimont (49°03′09″N 7°42′28″E / 49.052523°N 7.707896°E) |
515.0 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz/ Kanton Weißenburg; about 1.5 km south of Petersbächel oder 1 km north of von Obersteinbach |
Doppelkegel; on the Kamm Franco-German border; entirely wooded (beech trees, oaks, pines etc.); keltische Ringwallanlage am Hauptgipfel; auf subpeak Felsenschale „Opferschale”; zahlreiche keltische and römische Funde; auf Nordgipfel „Friedenskreuz” with Panoramic view to the north; auf Südseite Castleruine Wasigenstein, auf Nordostseite Castleruine Blumenstein; on waymarked hiking trails accessible; start at walkers’ car park „Wasigenstein” an Departementstraße 150 (Obersteinbach–Wengelsbach) or walkers’ car park „Haardt” an Kreisstraße 43 (Schönau–Petersbächel) | View from the Hohen List über das source region of the Saarbachs to the Maimont |
Krummer Ellenbogen (Ellenbogen_region:DE-RP 49°05′26″N 7°53′04″E / 49.09059°N 7.884579°E) |
514.7 | Wasgau | Easter part |
Südwestpfalz; about 1 km west of Reisdorf |
conical ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); panoramic view vom Hirzeck (496m), einem westen hill spur; am western slope Hirzeckhaus (managed PWV-hut); at its foot „Seehof” (Badeweiher); 2 km north of Castle Berwartstein; summit not accessible on forest tracks; vom car park Hirzeck steiler Anstieg von about 500 m Länge Richtung east; start at forest road junction near the Birkenhördt | |
Großer Eyberg (Eyberg_region:DE-RP 49°07′26″N 7°44′57″E / 49.124023°N 7.749138°E) |
513.0 | Wasgau | western part |
Südwestpfalz; about 4 km southwest of Dahn |
oval conical hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); observation tower (steel lattice tower), panoramic view to the south and west; in the surrounding area several bizarre rock formations; only on waymarked footpaths accessible; start at car park an public forest road (start in Dahn) | |
Wetterberg (49°10′55″N 7°59′24″E / 49.182068°N 7.989979°E) |
512.7 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südliche Weinstraße; 2 km north of von Waldrohrbach |
prominent conical hill; entirely wooded (pines, sweet chestnuts); summit only on barely visible footpaths accessible; start at car park „Windhof” an Kreisstraße 2 (Trifelsstraße Annweiler–Trifels) | |
Leiterberg (49°22′40″N 7°51′58″E / 49.377707°N 7.865996°E) |
507,4 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Landkreis Kaiserslautern; about 3 km southwest of Waldleiningen |
Elongated ridge am north ofen Rand of the Frankenweide, 2 km east of the Hauptwasserscheide; entirely wooded (mainly deciduous forest); Haidhaldquelle on the upper western slope; Feuchtbiotop „Leiterberger Platte” in the summit region (core zone Biosphere Reserve Palatine Forest-North Vosges); on forest tracks easily accessible; start at parking an Bundesstraße 48 Johanniskreuz–Hochspeyer, near the Stüterhof | |
Mollenkopf (49°23′38″N 7°59′02″E / 49.393854°N 7.983842°E) |
506.0 | Central Palatine Forest |
Innere woodlands | Bad Dürkheim; about 2 km north of von Esthal |
Elongated ridgeberg; entirely wooded (mixed forest, especially pines, beech trees); in the summit region sandstone rocks (Dolmen, Mollenkopffels); by footpaths accessible; start at car parks in Esthal | |
Treutelsberg (49°09′08″N 7°59′22″E / 49.152296°N 7.989378°E) |
503.7 | Wasgau | Easter part |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 2 km northwest of Klingenmünster |
Ausgedehnter ridge-hill with Haupt- and subpeakn am Rande of the Rheinebene; entirely wooded (pines, beech trees, sweet chestnuts etc.); observation tower (MartinsTower), z. T. Panoramic view; several Castleen (Heidenschuh, Waldschlössel, Landeck); bizarre rock formations (Hundsfelsen); summit only on waymarked hiking trails accessible; start ate car park an Castle Landeck or car park am Pfalzklinikum | |
Kappelstein (49°03′49″N 7°48′07″E / 49.063561°N 7.801924°E) |
498,0 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 1 km southeast of Nothweiler |
conical ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); in the summit region Franco-German border; viewing point; durch Litschbachtal von Wegeln- and Hohenburg separated; summit auf Wald- and markierten hiking trails accessible; start at car parks in Nothweiler and am Gimbelhof | |
Sonnenberg (49°11′46″N 7°58′44″E / 49.196204°N 7.978864°E) |
497,1 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 1 km southeast of Annweiler |
prominent conical hill; entirely wooded (beech trees, oaks, pines etc.); in the summit region numerous rock formations, namengebend für eine Schicht of the Unteren Bunter sandstones: „Trifels beds”; rekonstruierte rock castle Trifels; wide Panoramic view; summit easily accessible on a steep footpath; start at car park „Schlossäcker” an of the Kreisstraße 2 (Trifelsstraße Annweiler–Trifels) | |
Hoher Kopf (Schweigen-Rechtenbach) (Kopf (Schweigen-Rechtenbach)_region:DE-RP 49°03′57″N 7°55′18″E / 49.065965°N 7.921615°E) |
496.8 | Wasgau | Eastern part of the, Mundat Forest |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 3 km west of Schweigen-Rechtenbach |
prominent domed summit of a elongated ridge, of the sich von of the Hohen Derst ins Lautertal hinabzieht; entirely wooded (mixed forest); summit not accessible on forest tracks; start at car parks in Schweigen-Rechtenbach | |
Stabenberg (49°23′40″N 8°08′11″E / 49.394524°N 8.136406°E) |
496.0 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Stadtgebiet Neustadt; about 2 km west of Stadtteil Königsbach |
Ausgedehnter ridge, entirely wooded (pines, scattered beech trees u. ä.); on the summit viewsswarte von 6 Metern Höhe; panoramic view only eingeschränkt möglich; summit only on waymarked hiking trails accessible; start at forest road von Gimmeldingen, car park „Looganlage” | |
Leuchtenberg (49°28′50″N 8°03′46″E / 49.480533°N 8.062763°E) |
491.5 | Lower and/or Northern Palatine Forest/ Central Palatine Forest |
Stumpfwald/ Leininger Sporn |
Bad Dürkheim; about 3 km southeast of Hertlingshausen |
part of a ridge, of the sich vom Kieskautberg nach Nordosten runs; transition zone between Stumpfwald and Leiniger Sporn; entirely wooded (mixed forest); accessible on forest tracks; start at Hertlingshausen | |
Jüngstberg (49°06′45″N 7°49′18″E / 49.11245°N 7.821622°E) |
491.1 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 1.5 km east of Bruchweiler-Bärenbach |
prominent conical hill with relativ high Prominenz; dichte Bewaldung (pines, beech trees), at its foot Wiesengelände; lookout rocks in the summit region; only on waymarked footpaths accessible; start at e. g. Bruchweiler-Bärenbach | |
Nollenkopf ((Palatinate)_region:DE-RP 49°20′40″N 8°06′50″E / 49.344502°N 8.113875°E) |
490.3 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Stadtgebiet Neustadt an of the Weinstraße; about 2 km southwest of the town itself |
part of an elongated hill ridge, of the sich von of the Hohen Loog nach Nordosten runs; entirely wooded, predominantly pines, an begünstigten Standorten also sweet chestnuts; 3 Inschriftensteine on the summit; on the northern slopes cultural monument Waldmannsburg; 2 km southeast das Hambacher Schloss; summit on waymarked hiking trails accessible; start at parking on the edge of the town of Neustadt | |
Peterskopf (49°28′45″N 8°07′46″E / 49.479139°N 8.129368°E) |
487,1 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Bad Dürkheim; about 3 km southwest of Leistadt |
Extensiver ridge-hill with several subpeaks; entirely wooded (pines, beech trees); historische Stätten aus keltischer and römischer Zeit (Teufelsstein, Heidenmauer and Kriemhildenstuhl); observation tower (Bismarckturm) with Gastwirtschaft; wide Panoramic view; summit by footpath accessible; start at car park „Lindemannsruh” on the Landesstraße 518 Leistadt–Altleiningen | |
Hahnenberg (49°17′54″N 7°47′11″E / 49.298347°N 7.786474°E) |
486.8 | Central Palatine Forest |
Holzland | Südwestpfalz; about 4 km north of Leimen |
Extensives Hochplateau; in the south of and east Schwarzbachtal; entirely wooded (mixed forest, especially alte Laubholzbestände); very remote; summit not accessible on forest tracks; start at Landesstraße 499 (Heltersberg − Leimen) | |
Abtskopf (49°08′10″N 7°57′40″E / 49.136013°N 7.961054°E) |
486.6 | Wasgau | Easter part |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 1.5 km north of von Blankenborn |
conical ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); refuge hut and Umsetzer in the summit region; accessible on forest tracks; start at car parks in Blankenborn or Silz. | |
Großer Mückenkopf (Mückenkopf_region:DE-RP 49°07′21″N 7°42′33″E / 49.122422°N 7.709227°E) |
484.9 | Wasgau | western part |
Südwestpfalz; about 4 km north of of Fischbach |
conical hill; entirely wooded; very remote; former Feuerleitstelle of a NIKE-Flugabwehrstellung of the US-Armee; summit auf former Militärstraße von Dahn aus easily accessible. | |
Stäffelsberg (49°05′18″N 7°56′57″E / 49.088398°N 7.94908°E) |
480.8 | Wasgau | Eastern part of the, Mundat Forest |
Südliche Weinstraße, about 1 km west of Dörrenbach |
conical ridge-hill on the edge of the Rhine Graben, eastern spur of the Hohe Derst; entirely wooded (pines, sweet chestnuts); observation tower (Stäffelsbergturm), wide Panoramic view; about 1 km nordeast Kolmerkapelle (Wallfahrtskirche); only on waymarked hiking trails accessible; start at car parks in Dörrenbach | |
Wolfshorn (49°09′43″N 7°51′17″E / 49.162063°N 7.854753°E) |
476.7 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 2 km west of Schwanheim |
Prägnanter conical ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); in the surrounding area bizarre rock formations (sports climbing); on the northern slopes Wanderheim „Dicke Eiche” of the PWV; at its foote Quelle of the Queich; summit itself not accessible on forest tracks; start ate Schwanheim or Bärenbrunnerhof | |
Rothenberg (49°10′14″N 8°00′16″E / 49.17065°N 8.004484°E) |
476.3 | Wasgau | Easter part |
Südliche Weinstraße, about 1 km southwest of Eschbach |
Doppelgipfliger ridge-hill on the edge of the Rhine Graben; entirely wooded (pines, beech trees, sweet chestnuts); Madenburg auf southeastem summit; umfassendes Panorama; Hauptgipfel by footpaths not accessible; several footpathe zur Madenburg; start at woodland car park of between Rothenberg and Schletterberg or car parks in Eschbach | |
Hermerskopf (49°17′24″N 7°44′41″E / 49.289894°N 7.744632°E) |
476.2 | Central Palatine Forest |
Holzland | Südwestpfalz; about 3 km northwest of Leimen |
Elongated ridge above the Schwarzbach valley; entirely wooded (beech trees oaks, pines, spruce); at its foote of the Hermersbrunnen; on waymarked hiking trails near the of the summits accessible, summit itself nicht; start at Kreisstraße 32 (Waldfischbach–Leimen) in the Schwarzbachtal | |
Hohe List (List_region:DE-RP 49°06′58″N 7°37′20″E / 49.116172°N 7.622344°E) |
475.8 | Wasgau | western part |
Südwestpfalz; about 5 km east of Eppenbrunn |
Isolated conical hill on the main Palatine watershed; extensive mixed woods (predominantly deciduous trees); in the vicinity of the old Forsthaus „Hohe List” (today a PWV hiking home); only accessible on forest tracks; start at woodland car park of „Eselssteige” on the Landesstraße 472 Eppenbrunn–Fischbach | |
Hummelberg ((Palatine Forest)_region:DE-RP 49°10′51″N 7°40′44″E / 49.180722°N 7.678757°E) |
474.7 | Wasgau | western part |
Südwestpfalz; about 2 km nordeast of Lemberg |
Prominent ridge-hill with several subpeaks; entirely wooded (mixed forest); on the hill crest several lookout rocks, including Ruppertstein (remains of a defensive work); on the western side of the hill is the spur castle of Lemberg; easily accessible on a waymarked footpath; start at car park „Castle Lemberg” or in Lemberg itself | |
Bierenberg (49°19′42″N 7°55′36″E / 49.328339°N 7.926722°E) |
474.6 | Central Palatine Forest | interior woodlands | Bad Dürkheim; about 1 km southeast of Iggelbach |
Elongated ridge-hill between Helmbach (south) and Iggelbach (north of); entirely wooded (mixed forest); memorial stone on the summit | |
Behängtköpfel (49°16′44″N 7°46′00″E / 49.278893°N 7.766604°E) |
473.1 | Central Palatine Forest |
Gräfensteiner Land |
Südwestpfalz; about 0.5 km northwest of Leimen |
Domed summit with low prominence; partly wooded, residential areas and sports field of the village of Leimen at its southeastern foot; on its western slope is the source of the Rauschenbach | |
Großer Hausberg (Hausberg_region:DE-RP 49°24′01″N 7°37′44″E / 49.400166°N 7.62876°E) |
473.0 | Central Palatine Forest/ Westricher Hochfläche |
northwestern woodlands/ Sickinger Höhe |
Kaiserslautern; 2 km east of Bann |
Plateau-like ridge-hill; westernmost summit of the Palatine Forest; transition to the Westrich Plateau; covering of Bunter sandstone by formations of the Lower Muschelkalk; only partly wooded, deciduous mixed forest on the eastern side, summit region and western side open country (grassland, arable fields); summit easily accessible on an agricultural track (no access for motor vehicles); start at car parks in Bann | |
Bauwalder Kopf (Kopf_region:DE-RP 49°13′33″N 7°44′07″E / 49.225838°N 7.735233°E) |
473.0 | Central Palatine Forest |
Gräfensteiner Land |
Südwestpfalz; about 3 km east of Münchweiler |
Prominent domed summit between Wieslauter and Rodalb; entirely wooded (mixed woods, especially deciduous trees); lookout rocks; accessible on forest tracks; start at Münchweiler | |
Erlenkopf (49°04′58″N 7°34′57″E / 49.082665°N 7.582369°E) |
472.1 | Wasgau | western part |
Südwestpfalz; about 5 km southeast of Eppenbrunn |
Solitary conical hill on the main Palatine watershed; extensive mixed woods (beech trees, oaks); Franco-German border only a few 100 m south; on the northwestern slopes clearings of the abandoned village of Erlenkopf; summit not accessible on forest tracks; start at woodland car park of „Eselssteige” on the L 478 (Eppenbrunn–Fischbach bei Dahn) | |
Weilerskopf (49°04′58″N 7°34′57″E / 49.082665°N 7.582369°E) |
469.8 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt/ Leininger Sporn |
Bad Dürkheim; about 2 km west of Leistadt |
Part of a system of ridges, that start at the Heidenfels and Peterskopf; entirely wooded (mainly pine forest); Deutsche Telekom transmission tower on the summit; rock formations of the Karlstal beds („Gebetsfelsen”, „Teufelsmauer”) in the summit region; easily accessible by footpaths; start at car park of „Lindemannsruhe” on the L 518 (Leistadt–Altleiningen) | |
Hoher Kopf (Lemberg) (Kopf (Lemberg)_region:DE-RP 49°07′11″N 7°38′23″E / 49.119838°N 7.639618°E) |
467,4 | Wasgau | western part |
Südwestpfalz; about 6 km east of Eppenbrunn |
Elongated ridge; entirely wooded (mixed forest); very remote; vicinity of the summit accessible on forest tracks; start at e. g. woodland car park of „Eselssteige” on the L 478 (Eppenbrunn–Fischbach bei Dahn) | |
Großer Florenberg (Florenberg_region:DE-RP 49°03′17″N 7°41′06″E / 49.054858°N 7.685022°E) |
465.0 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland | Südwestpfalz; about 1.5 km southwest von Petersbächel oder 2 km north of von Obersteinbach |
Elongated ridge-hill that runs from the Zollstock saddle to the Bayerischen Windstein; entirely wooded (mixed forest); Franco-German border about 0.5 to 1.5 km south; lookout rocks of Bayerischer Windstein (Panoramic view to the south and west); in the surrounding area von about 2 km several rock castleen (Wasigenstein, Lützelhardt); accessible on waymarked hiking trails, summit itself not accessible however; start at e. g. car parks in Petersbächel | |
Ebersberg ((Wasgau)_region:DE-RP 49°11′10″N 7°57′01″E / 49.18605°N 7.95029°E) |
462.1 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 1.5 km southwest of Annweiler |
Entirely wooded (mixed forest); no footpath to the summit, but circular path with two viewing points and panoramic views, the“Trifelsblick” and “Wasgaublick”, access via climbing path from the Trifelsruhe or the climbing hut | |
Winterberg ((Palatinate)_region:DE-RP 49°10′28″N 7°50′00″E / 49.174311°N 7.833381°E) |
460.8 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 2 km east of Erfweiler |
Prominent ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); on the southern slopes is a row of bizarre rock formations ( Lower Bunter sandstone: Trifels beds); in the Langenbachtal Landschaftsweiher; „Winterkirchel” (Wallfahrtskapelle) on the southeastern side on the old „Schuhmacher-Weg”; from Erfweiler Kreuzweg to the Winterkirchel; summit accessible on forest tracks; start at Erfweiler | |
Kieskautberg (49°28′21″N 8°02′22″E / 49.472419°N 8.039546°E) |
460.6 | Lower and/or Northern Palatine Forest/ Central Palatine Forest |
Stumpfwald/ Diemerstein Forest |
Bad Dürkheim; about 2.5 km south of Hertlingshausen |
Elongated ridge in the transition zone between the Stumpfwald (to the north) and Diemerstein Forest (to the southwest); entirely wooded (mixed woods); accessible on waymarked hiking trails; start at e. g. Hertlingshausen | |
Rötzenberg (49°09′34″N 7°54′41″E / 49.159306°N 7.911306°E) |
459.1 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 1 km west von Gossersweiler |
Conical hill; entirely wooded (predominantly pines with scattered beech trees); numerous sandstone formations (Lower Bunter sandstone - Trifels beds); important rocks: Isselmannsteine, Rötzenfels (panoramic view; breeding site for peregrines); summit accessible on waymarked footpaths; start at car parks in Gossersweiler or Dimbach. | |
Schlossberg (Lemberg) ((Lemberg)_region:DE-RP 49°10′26″N 7°39′41″E / 49.173876°N 7.66129°E) |
457,9 | Wasgau | western part |
Südwestpfalz; about 0.5 km north of of Lemberg (Ortsmitte) |
Cone-shaped hill; part of a system of ridges and conical hills; partly wooded, residential areas on its lower slopes; in the surrounding area are various rock formations (Central Bunter sandstone: Karlstal beds, upper rock zone); on the summit is the rock castle of Lemberg with its castles information centre and café; wide panoramic view at the summit; very easily accessible by road; start at car parks in Lemberg | |
Hühnerstein (49°10′13″N 7°51′55″E / 49.170397°N 7.865353°E) |
455.7 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 1 km west of Schwanheim |
Conical ridge-hill, part of an elongated crest of hills that runs from the Puhlstein northwards to the Weimerskopf; entirely wooded (mixed forest); on the summit is a 12 m high rock pinnacle („Hühnerstein”), from where there is a wide panorama; accessible on waymarked hiking trails, Hühnerstein tower climbable itself on an iron ladder; start at walkers’ car park in Schwanheim. | |
Krummes Eck (Eck_region:DE-RP 49°28′23″N 7°58′07″E / 49.47306°N 7.968736°E) |
449.3 | Central Palatine Forest |
Diemerstein Forest |
Bad Dürkheim; about 3.5 km north of of Diemerstein |
Part of an elongated ridge, that crosses the Diemerstein Forest from north to south; entirely wooded (mixed forest); accessible on forest tracks; start at e. g. Diemerstein | |
Puhlstein ((Wasgau)_region:DE-RP 49°07′52″N 7°51′10″E / 49.131015°N 7.852778°E) |
447,6 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 2 km east of Busenberg |
prominent conical ridge-hill; entirely wooded, mainly pines; on the hill crest bizarre rock formations (Puhlsteinkette, several viewing points); am Südgipfel Puhlsteinpfeiler (über 50 m high rock face), umfassendes Panorama; summit wie also Puhlsteinpfeiler für Wanderer accessible; start at car park „Hexenplätzel” in Busenberg | |
Löffelsberg (49°08′22″N 7°51′03″E / 49.139411°N 7.850804°E) |
445.0 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 2 km north of of Busenberg |
conical ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); especially am Ost- and Südhang several sandstone rocks (Lower Bunter sandstone, Rehberg- and Trifels beds); views; circular walk around the hill on a waymarked footpath, actual summit not accessible by footpath; start at car parks in Busenberg. | |
Hohe Bühl (Bühl_region:DE-RP 49°29′42″N 7°59′48″E / 49.495058°N 7.996716°E) |
443.6 | Lower and/or Northern Palatine Forest |
Stumpfwald | Bad Dürkheim/Donnersbergkreis; about 3 km west of Hertlingshausen |
Entirely wooded domed summit; on the summit small observation tower; a few 100 m south Autobahn 6 Saarbrücken–Mannheim; on the northern slopes source of the Eisbach; summit accessible on forest tracks or Waldschneisen; start at Hertlingshausen | |
Hoher Kopf (Hauenstein) (Kopf (Hauenstein)_region:DE-RP 49°10′26″N 7°50′48″E / 49.173932°N 7.846684°E) |
442.6 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 2 km south of Hauenstein |
Elongated conical ridge-hill; entirely wooded (predominantly coniferous forest); in the west Queichtal (Stephanstal) with several fish ponds and Paddelweiher, enclosed source of the Queich river about 1 km south; various rock formations e. g. Stephansturm; summit not accessible on forest tracks; start at exit to the village of Hauenstein | |
Großer Biesenberg (Biesenberg_region:DE-RP 49°06′09″N 7°38′17″E / 49.102617°N 7.63803°E) |
440.4 | Wasgau | western part | Südwestpfalz; about 4 km northwest of Ludwigswinkel |
Elongated ridge-hill; entirely wooded (beech, oak, spruce); very isolated location; source region of the Saarbaches (Sauer); summit not accessible on forest tracks; start at woodland car park of “Eselssteige” on the Landesstraße 478 (Eppenbrunn - Fischbach b. Dahn) | |
Schlossberg (Vorderweidenthal) ((Vorderweidenthal)_region:DE-RP 49°08′40″N 7°53′47″E / 49.144548°N 7.896423°E) |
437,6 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südliche Weinstraße; about 2.5 km nordeast of Vorderweidenthal |
prominent conical hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest, mainly beech trees); castle of Lindelbrunn; on the summit rock; wide panorama („Wasgau-Blick”); at its foot is the „Cramerhaus” (PWV house); accessible on a waymarked footpath; start at walkers’ car park at the Cramerhaus, Kreisstraße 10, Vorderweidenthal | |
Hoher Kopf (Birkenhördt) (Kopf (Birkenhördt)_region:DE-RP 49°06′26″N 7°54′40″E / 49.107337°N 7.911165°E) |
430.8 | Wasgau | Eastern part of the, Mundat Forest |
Südwestpfalz (western part), Südliche Weinstraße (eastern part of the); about 1km southeast of Lauterschwan |
conical ridge-hill, part of a complex system of ridges that extend from the Krummer Ellenbogen in the west to the Steinköpfl in the east; entirely wooded (mixed forest) | |
Spitzkopf (49°27′08″N 8°00′12″E / 49.452085°N 8.00324°E) |
429.0 | Central Palatine Forest | Diemerstein Forest | Bad Dürkheim; about 2.5 km nordeast of Frankenstein | kleine domed summit north of of the Bergsattels “Auf of the Steig” (B 37); part of an elongated ridge, of the sich von Nord nach Süd between Isenachtal in the east and Erlenbachtal in the west runs; entirely wooded (mixed forest); accessible on forest tracks | |
Großer Humberg (Humberg_region:DE-RP 49°25′00″N 7°47′05″E / 49.416557°N 7.784843°E) |
427,9 | Central Palatine Forest |
northwestern woodlands |
Stadtgebiet Kaiserslautern; about 4 km south of the town itself |
Elongated ridge; southern boundary of the Kaiserslautern Basin; entirely wooded (mixed forest); observation tower (HumbergTower) a few 100 m west of the main summit, wide panoramic view; easily reached on waymarked hiking trails; start at e. g. car park „Bremerhof”, southern edge of Kaiserslautern | |
Schlossberg (Frankenstein) ((Frankenstein)_region:DE-RP 49°26′07″N 7°57′51″E / 49.435259°N 7.964101°E) |
424.3 | Central Palatine Forest |
interior woodlands |
Kaiserslautern; about 1.5 km west of Frankenstein |
part of an elongated hill ridge, in the north of Hochspeyerbach, in the south of Leinbach; on a rocky spur in the east Frankenstein Castle; the Schlossberg Tunnel on the Ludwig Railway runs under the castle; easily accessible on waymarked hiking trails; start at Frankenstein | |
Wolfskaut (49°20′25″N 7°44′58″E / 49.340196°N 7.749438°E) |
424.1 | Central Palatine Forest |
Holzland | Südwestpfalz; about 2 km east of Schmalenberg |
part of a plateau-like ridge; to the northeastern of the valley of the Moosalb; entirely wooded (mixed forest, mainly beech and pine); summit not accessible on waymarked forest tracks; start at car parks in Schmalenberg | |
Schlossberg (Diemerstein) ((Diemerstein)_region:DE-RP 49°27′29″N 7°56′21″E / 49.457971°N 7.939296°E) |
423.8 | Central Palatine Forest |
Diemerstein Forest |
Kaiserslautern; about 3 km northwest of Frankenstein |
Plateau-like hill shape; entirely wooded (mixed forest); sandstone rocks („Hartfelsen”) on the southeastern slopes; also to the southeast is the currently unused open-air stage; on a rocky spur in the Glasbachtal is the castle of Diemerstein; summit accessible on forest tracks; start at e. g. car parks in Diemerstein | |
Göckelberg (49°13′57″N 7°54′15″E / 49.232591°N 7.904191°E) |
422.1 | Central Palatine Forest |
Frankenweide | Südwestpfalz (Göckelberg, western part); Südliche Weinstraße (Göckelberg, eastern part of the); about 2.5 km east of Wilgartswiesen |
Elongated ridge with several subpeaks between the rivers Queich (to the south), Wellbach (to the east) and Freischbach (to the north), mixed forest, mainly pines with scattered beech trees; prominent rock formations (Lower Bunter sandstone, Trifels beds) including the rock castle of Wiligartaburg in the southern part; partly accessible on forest tracks, summit region not accessible; start at Wilgartswiesen car park by the sports field | |
Hochberg (Dahn) ((Dahn)_region:DE-RP 49°09′50″N 7°47′52″E / 49.163915°N 7.797804°E) |
420.9 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland | Südwestpfalz, about 2 km northwest of Dahn |
oval conical ridge-hill; entirely wooded, mixed forest (pines, beech trees mixed in); in the surrounding area bizarre rock formations (Lower Bunter sandstone: Trifels- and Rehberg beds) | |
Heidenberg (49°06′56″N 7°50′09″E / 49.115596°N 7.835741°E) |
419.6 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland |
Südwestpfalz; about 1.5 km west of Erlenbach |
conical ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mainly coniferous forest); several rock formations; on the southeastern side „Schlüsselfels” and/or „Heidenfels”, almost 60 m high rock face, panoramic view to the south, east and west; on the western side „Buchkammerfels”, panoramic view to the north; Felskammern („Buchkammern”); both rocks accessible on a waymarked footpath; start at e. g. car park am „Weißensteiner Hof”, side road of the Bundesstraße 427, junction near the Biusenberg | |
Heidenkopf (49°32′35″N 7°45′58″E / 49.543089°N 7.766047°E) |
419.6 | Lower and/or Northern Palatine Forest |
Otterberg Forest |
Kaiserslautern/ Donnersbergkreis; about 1.5 km east of Schneckenhausen |
Domed summit of relatively low prominence; partly wooded, but also open country with arable fields and managed pasture; smooth transition of the last hill spur of the Palatine Forest into the open structures of the North Palatine Uplandss, supercession of the Bunter sandstone by rocks of the of the Permocarboniferous; easily accessible on agricultural tracks; start at Schneckenhausen | |
Hoher Kopf (Bobenthal) (Kopf (Bobenthal)_region:DE-RP 49°03′17″N 7°54′07″E / 49.054801°N 7.902045°E) |
417,4 | Wasgau | Eastern part of the, Mundat Forest |
Südwestpfalz (western part), Südliche Weinstraße (eastern part); about 1 km north of Germanshof |
Narrow ridge-hill of low prominence, part of an elongated ridge, which runs from the Hohe Derst to to the Lautertal valley; entirely wooded (mixed forest) | |
Brechenberg (49°06′00″N 7°32′00″E / 49.100032°N 7.533274°E) |
406.9 | Wasgau | western part | Südwestpfalz; about 2.5 km southwest of Eppenbrunn |
Narrow ridge-hill, at its end is the Franco-German border; entirely wooded (woodrush-beech forest); on its ridge is rock terrace of Middle Bunter sandstone almost2 km long (natural monument Altschlossfelsen), numerous weathering phenomena (e.g. honeycomb weathering); finds from the Hallstatt and Roman times; traces of a medieval castle; viewing point on the southern subpeak; accessible on footpaths; start at walkers’ car park Spießweiher near the L 478 | |
Großer Schweinsberg (Schweinsberg_region:DE-RP 49°19′46″N 7°57′01″E / 49.329387°N 7.950196°E) |
405.7 | Central Palatine Forest | interior woodlands | Bad Dürkheim; about 2.5 km east of Iggelbach | Elongated hill ridge between Helmbach (south) and Iggelbach (north of); continuation of the Bierenberg, low prominence (29.8 m); entirely wooded (mixed woods) | |
Großer Mainzer Berg (Berg (Palatinate)_region:DE-RP 49°24′53″N 8°01′00″E / 49.414687°N 8.016543°E) |
403.5 | Central Palatine Forest | interior woodlands | Bad Dürkheim; about 2km southeast of Weidenthal |
Elongated hill ridge above the Hochspeyerbach valley; entirely wooded (mixed forest); durch southeast hill spur Tunnel of the pfälzischen Ludwigsbahn | |
Nestelberg ((Palatinate)_region:DE-RP 49°05′59″N 7°51′26″E / 49.099751°N 7.857285°E) |
401.5 | Wasgau | Eastern part of the, Mundat Forest |
Südwestpfalz; about 1.5 km south of Erlenbach bei Dahn |
Narrow ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); at its northeastern tip is Little France the outwork of Berwartstein Castle, which is about 1 km north; there are several ponds to the east in the Portzbach valley, including the bathing lake of„Seehof”; summit accessible on a forest track; start at e. g. car park am Seehof, near the Erlenbach | |
Wetterkreuzberg (49°18′46″N 8°06′25″E / 49.312701°N 8.106837°E) |
400.7 | Central Palatine Forest | Haardt | Südliche Weinstraße; about 2 km west of Maikammer |
Cone-shaped subpeak of the Kalmit right on the edge of the Rhine Graben; mixed forest, predominantly oaks, pines, sweet chestnuts; vineyards at the foot, dry stone walls, terraces, orchards, bushes and Saumbiotope; on the summit a weather cross chapel (Maria-Schutz Chaple); start at walkers’ car park an Kalmithöhenstraße (Landesstraße 515); summit easily accessible on a short footpath. | |
Bocksrück (49°33′49″N 7°54′44″E / 49.563608°N 7.912302°E) |
400.6 | Lower and/or Northern Palatine Forest |
Stumpfwald | Donnersbergkreis; 2 km northwest of Sippersfeld |
Gently dome-shaped eminence in the middle of other hills; largely wooded; at its foot larger erosion surfaces with arable fields and managed pasture; easily accessible on forest tracks; start at Kreisstraße 39 between Sippersfeld and Langmeil | |
Bichtenberg (49°09′36″N 7°43′29″E / 49.159874°N 7.724848°E) |
400.4 | Wasgau | western part | Südwestpfalz; about 1 km southeast Salzwoog | oval conical ridge-hill between Salzbach and Moosbach; entirely wooded; in the surrounding area bizarre sandstone rocks | |
Eulenkopf (49°31′56″N 7°48′27″E / 49.532311°N 7.807589°E) |
399.6 | Lower and/or Northern Palatine Forest |
Otterberg Forest |
Kaiserslautern; about 1 km southwest of Potzbach |
part of an extensive highland and upland landscape; mainly wooded, at its foot broad is open country used for agriculture; transition to the North Palatine Uplands; easily accessible on woodland tracks and roads; start at Potzbach | |
Queitersberg (49°27′09″N 7°50′58″E / 49.452364°N 7.849345°E) |
394.0 | Lower and/or Northern Palatine Forest |
Otterberg Forest | Stadtgebiet Kaiserslautern; about 5.5 km east of the town itself |
plateauförmiger ridge-hill; sandstone rocks (the „Felsplatt”) on a subpeak; eastern boundary of the Kaiserslautern Basin; part of the watershed between the rivers Nahe and Upper Rhine; entirely wooded (mixed forest); about 500 m north of the A 6 motorway (Saarbrücken–Mannheim); summit accessible on forest tracks; start at Hochspeyer | |
Schlossberg (Kaiserslautern) ((Kaiserslautern)_region:DE-RP 49°24′57″N 7°42′34″E / 49.415817°N 7.709377°E) |
386.5 | Central Palatine Forest |
northwestern woodlands |
Stadtgebiet Kaiserslautern; about 1.5 km southeast of Hohenecken |
Elongated ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); Hochenecken on the western spur; accessible on waymarked hiking trails; start at car parks in Hohenecken | |
Klauserkopf (49°33′03″N 7°59′52″E / 49.550746°N 7.997875°E) |
384.0 | Lower and/or Northern Palatine Forest |
Stumpfwald | Donnersbergkreis; about 2km northwest of Ramsen |
part of an extensiven highland and upland landscape; largely wooded; at its foot larger erosion surfaces with arable fields and managed pasture; very easily accessible on Landesstraße 396 Ramsen–Göllheim, because the road runs immediately over the top of the hill | |
Glockenhorn (49°11′25″N 7°46′00″E / 49.190315°N 7.76669°E) |
381.2 | Wasgau | western part | Südwestpfalz; about 0.5 km southeast of Hinterweidenthal |
Elongated ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest); ecological features | |
Pfrimmerberg (49°33′26″N 7°58′14″E / 49.557178°N 7.970495°E) |
377,1 | Lower and/or Northern Palatine Forest |
Stumpfwald | Donnersbergkreis; 1 km south of Breunigweiler |
northwestern boundary of the Stumpfwald with the Börrstadt Basin; source of the Pfrimm about 2 km south; largely wooded (mixed forest); summit accessible on a forest track; start at Breunigweiler | |
Hoher Kopf (Hinterweidenthal) (Kopf (Hinterweidenthal)_region:DE-RP 49°10′29″N 7°43′34″E / 49.174718°N 7.726007°E) |
367,0 | Wasgau | western part | Südwestpfalz; about 1 km east of Salzwoog |
small conical ridge-hill; end of the elongated Etschberg ridge, which runs from the Handschuhkopf to the south; to the west the Salzbach, to the east the Wieslauter; entirely wooded (mixed forest); accessible on forest tracks | |
Pechsteinkopf (49°25′34″N 8°09′47″E / 49.426°N 8.163°E) |
355.2 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Bad Dürkheim; about 2 km west of Forst |
small conical hill at the edge of the Upper Rhine Plain; old volcano formed by volcanic activity about 53 million years ago, only former volcano of the Palatinate; only partly wooded, open areas thaks to old basalt quarries; 2 mine funnels nowadays filled with water; nature reserve; especially good conditions for vineyards (basalt rock); easily accessible on waymarked roads and hiking trails; start at e. g. car park by start of the Margarethental, near the forest | |
Lindelskopf (49°04′31″N 7°40′43″E / 49.075286°N 7.678649°E) |
343.4 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland | Südwestpfalz; about 1.5 km east of Ludwigswinkel |
small, but prominent conical hill, which rises out of the carr depression near Ludwigswinkel; entirely wooded (mixed forest, predominantly beech, pine and oak); small rock terrace in the summit region (viewing platform); ruined castle; accessible on footpaths; start at woodland car parks in Ludwigswinkel | |
Ebersberg (49°26′54″N 8°08′23″E / 49.44834°N 8.13975°E) |
342.1 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Bad Dürkheim; about 1 km westsouthwest of the Bad Dürkheimer Ortsteils Seebach |
Entirely wooded; Celtic burial mounds from the early Latène period; observation tower of Zeppelinturm Panoramic view especially of the Upper Rhine Plain; summit accessible from Seebach |
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Neding (49°11′55″N 7°51′26″E / 49.198525°N 7.857099°E) |
336.3 | Wasgau | Wasgauer Felsenland | Südwestpfalz; about 0.7 km nordeast of the Ortskerns von Hauenstein |
ridge-hill; entirely wooded (mixed forest predominantly pines and beech trees); in the summit region rock terrace with distinctive Bunter sandstone formations (e.g. Nedingfelsen natural monument); views from the rock plateau; accessible on footpaths (Premiumweg „Hauensteiner Schusterpfad”); start at: car parks in Hauenstein; Haltepunkt Hauenstein Mitte | |
Handschuh- Kopf (49°11′50″N 7°44′45″E / 49.197102°N 7.745876°E) |
323.9 | Wasgau | western part |
Südwestpfalz; about 0.5 km west of Hinterweidenthal |
prominent conical hill above Hinterweidenthal; entirely wooded (mainly Nadelhölzer); in the saddle of the Südseite bizarres rock formations (Teufelstisch), Entstehung durch Erosion unterschiedlich harter Gesteinsfolgen in the Unteren Bunter sandstone („Rehberg beds”); on waymarked footpaths accessible; start at car parks in Hinterweidenthal | |
Teufelsstein ((Palatinate)_region:DE-RP 49°28′12″N 8°08′53″E / 49.470062°N 8.148122°E) |
316.2 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Bad Dürkheim; about 2 km northwest of Bad Dürkheim |
domed summit above a plateau; hill spur of the Peterskopf; entirely wooded (pines, scattered beech trees); panoramic view; sandstone rocks in the summit region that used to be a cult site (bearing manmade markings); former gondola lift; about 1 km southeast remains of a Celtic circular rampart (Heidenmauer) and a Roman quarry (Kriemhildenstuhl); summit easily accessible on waymarked hiking trails; start at car parks in Bad Dürkheim | |
Schlossberg (Neustadt) ((Haardt)_region:DE-RP 49°21′53″N 8°08′03″E / 49.364838°N 8.134153°E) |
305.0 | Central Palatine Forest |
Haardt | Stadtgebiet Neustadt an of the Weinstraße; about 2 km northwest of the town itself |
southeast hill spur of the vineyard; largely wooded, vineyards; ruins of Winzingen and Haardt Castle on the southeastern slopes; accessible on waymarked hiking trails; start at car parks in Haardt | |
Probstberg (49°03′03″N 7°52′56″E / 49.050766°N 7.882111°E) |
296.9 | Wasgau | Eastern part of the, Mundat Forest |
Südwestpfalz; 2 km southeast of Bobenthal |
small domed summit on a hill ridge, of the sich vom Bobenthaler Knopf nach Südosten runs; in the west and Süden von Wieslauter, in the east vom Reisbach umflossen; about 500 m south Franco-German border; entirely wooded; earthworks on the summit dating to the Spanish War of Succession (marked by Ritterstein No. 2); summit only accessible on barely visible footpaths; start at woodland car park of „Siebenteilbrücke” in the valley of the Wieslauter, Landesstraße 478 between Bobenthal and Sankt Germanshof. | |
Betzenberg (49°25′54″N 7°46′40″E / 49.431729°N 7.77787°E) |
287,1 | Central Palatine Forest/ Kaiserslautern Basin |
northwestern woodlands/ urban landscape of Kaiserslautern |
Stadtgebiet Kaiserslautern; about 1 km south of the city itself |
small ridge above of the Kaiserslautern Basin (Lower Bunter sandstone); only wooded on the hillsides and southern edge; predominantly residential areas and sports facilities (Fritz-Walter-Stadion) | Fritz-Walter-Stadion am Betzenberg |