The Wetterkreuzberg (400.7 m above NHN)[1] is a hill in the Haardt range on the eastern edge of the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Wetterkreuzberg | |
|---|---|
 The Wetterkreuzberg seen from Maikammer | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 400.7 m above sea level (NHN) (1,315 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°18′45″N 8°06′26″E / 49.312596490839°N 8.1070840358734°E |
| Geography | |
  Wetterkreuzberg | |
| Features | Chapel of Maria-Schutz-Kapelle |
| Parent range | Haardt, Palatine Forest |
Location edit
The Wetterkreuzberg, like the Breitenberg (545.2 m), the Taubenkopf (603.8 m) and the Kanzel (531.7 m), is one of the outlying peaks of the Kalmit massif (672.6 m).[1] It is located in an exposed location right on the edge of the Haardt so that, despite its low elevation, it is seen from places in the Rhine Plain as a prominent peak. To the north the hill is linked to the Kanzel over a shallow saddle. At the summit is a chapel to St. Mary (the Maria-Schutz-Kapelle) which is visible from a long way off. The hill belongs to the parish of Maikammer.
The Kalmitstraße road,[1] which runs from Maikammer to the Hüttenhohl runs across the hill. Just below the summit there is a walker's car park. The summit may be gained on footpaths from the Maikammer hamlet of Alsterweiler, from St. Martin or even from the Klausental Hut.[citation needed]
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The Kalmit Massif seen from Maikammer with the Breitenberg, Kalmit, Kanzel and Wetterkreuzberg -
The Wetterkreuzberg seen from Sommerberg -
The summit -
The chapel on the Wetterkreuzberg -
Altar of the chapel on the Wetterkreuzberg -
The Wetterkreuz
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