Mosisberg
| Mosisberg | |
|---|---|
 Ritterstein 78 in the Mosisbruch hollow | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 608.7 m above sea level (NHN) (1,997 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 49°18′04″N 7°51′20″E / 49.30111°N 7.85556°E |
| Geography | |
  Mosisberg | |
| Parent range | Frankenweide (Palatine Forest) |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Bunter sandstone |
The Mosisberg near Hofstätten in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Südwestpfalz county) is a hill, 608.7 m above sea level (NHN),[1] in the central Palatine Forest. It has two domes, the eastern one is the summit and is called Langer Kopf and the western high point is the Preußenstein.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]The hill lies on the territory of the hamlet of Hofstätten in the municipality of Wilgartswiesen and is part of the Frankenweide, which is a central massif within the mountain range. On the Langer Kopf there is a former US Air Force radio relay site.
Surrounding area
[edit]The Mosisberg is the second northernmost of a line of four peaks that exceed 600 m. To the north is the Eschkopf (608.3 m), to the south are the Hortenkopf (606.2 m) and the Weißenberg (ca. 610 m[2]) The Palatine Watershed between the Moselle/Middle Rhine (west) and Upper Rhine (east) runs over the Eschkopf, Mosisberg and Hortenkopf.
In a high hollow about 700 metres southeast of the Mosisberg summit there was once a raised bog, the Mosisbruch, which was supplied by a two kilometre long brook that which shortly afterwards emptied from the right into the upper reaches of the Wellbach.
Features
[edit]From the Mosisberg it is possible to walk to Leimen, Kaiserslautern-Mölschbach, Elmstein and via the forest lodges of Taubensuhl and Heldenstein almost as far as Neustadt on continuous ridges without dropping below the 450 metre contour.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Map service of the Landscape Information System of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Office (Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
- ^ Topographic map 1:25,000 series