Wetterkreuzberg

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°ECoordinates: 49°18′45″N 8°06′26″E / 49.312596490839°N 8.1070840358734°E
Geography
Wetterkreuzberg Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Parent range	Haardt, Palatine Forest

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.

Location

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.

Gallery

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  The Kalmit Massif seen from Maikammer with the Breitenberg, Kalmit, Kanzel and Wetterkreuzberg

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  The Wetterkreuzberg seen from Sommerberg

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  The summit

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  The chapel on the Wetterkreuzberg

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  Altar of the chapel on the Wetterkreuzberg

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  The Wetterkreuz

References

1. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

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