Rehberg (Wasgau)
The Rehberg is a prominent hill, 576.8 m above sea level (NHN), in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. After the Grand Wintersberg (ca. 581 m) in French North Alsace, the Rehberg is the second highest hill in the Wasgau (French: Vasgovie), the Franco-German region that forms the southern part of the Palatine Forest and runs from the valley of the River Queich to the Col de Saverne . The Rehberg is also the highest hill on German soil in the Wasgau. As part of the Palatine Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve it has been placed under special protection measures.
| Rehberg | |
|---|---|
View from the Trifels over Bindersbach to the Rehberg | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 576.8 m above sea level (NHN) (1,892 ft) |
| Prominence | 320.6 m ↓ Basin northwest of Hauenstein, junction of L 495 with the B 10 (256.2 m) |
| Isolation | 7 km → Orensberg (581.2 m) |
| Listing | Second highest hill in the Wasgau |
| Coordinates | 49°10′54″N 7°58′13″E |
| Geography | |
Rehberg | |
| Parent range | Wasgau → Palatine Forest |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 251–243 MYA (Bunter sandstone), 256–251 MYA (Zechstein) |
| Mountain type | conical hill/ridge |
| Type of rock | Rock units: Bunter sandstone and Zechstein |
It lies two kilometres south of the town of Annweiler and has an observation tower at the summit named the Rehberg tower after the hill. The tower offers visitors an unhindered panoramic view over large parts of the Palatine Forest and Upper Rhine Plain as far as the hill chains of the Odenwald, Black Forest and Vosges.