Roßberg (Haardt)

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Roßberg

2012 Pfalzerwald 193 Rossberg.jpg

The Roßberg seen from the Frankenfelsen rocks
Highest point
Elevation 637 m above  sea level (NHN) (2,089.9 ft) [1]
Coordinates 49°15′46″N8°01′50″E / 49.26278°N 8.03056°E / 49.26278; 8.03056 Coordinates: 49°15′46″N8°01′50″E / 49.26278°N 8.03056°E / 49.26278; 8.03056
Geography
Parent range Haardt, Palatine Forest

The Roßberg near Ramberg in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is, at 637 m above  sea level (NHN) , [1] the third highest mountain in the Palatine Forest.

Südliche Weinstraße District in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Rhineland-Palatinate State in Germany

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<i>Normalhöhennull</i> standard reference level, the equivalent of sea level, used in Germany to measure height

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The Roßberg lies in the Haardt, the eastern mountain range of the Palatine Forest in the Palatine Forest Nature Park. Its summit rises 1.5 km east of the municipality of Ramberg on the territory of the village of Burrweiler, 3.7 km to the southeast. The Ziegelbach stream, a right tributary of the Modenbach, rises on the eastern side of the mountain.

Burrweiler Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Burrweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Modenbach river in Germany

The Modenbach is a stream, just under 30 kilometres (19 mi) long, and a right-hand tributary of the Speyerbach in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The Roßberg is entirely forested. There is no clearing at the top that enables views of the surrounding countryside. From the south the summit may be reached on a forest track. Another approach from the east is overgrown in places.

Summit of the Rossberg 2013 Pfalzerwald 364 Rossberg Gipfel.JPG
Summit of the Roßberg

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References

  1. 1 2 Map service of the Landscape Information System of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Office (Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)