Drachenfels (Central Palatinate Forest)
| Drachenfels | |
|---|---|
The Westfelsen rocks in winter | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 570.8 m above sea level (NHN) (1,873 ft) |
| Prominence | 261 m ↓ Hochspeyer |
| Isolation | 11.6 km |
| Coordinates | 49°25′30″N 8°03′11″E / 49.425°N 8.05306°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Palatine Forest |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Bunter sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| Access | 1873 (Remnants of a Roman fortification) |
The Drachenfels ("Dragon Rock") is a hill in the northern part of the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate) on the forest estate of the county town of Bad Dürkheim. At 570.8 m above sea level (NHN), it is the highest point of the Palatine Forest north of the Hochspeyerbach - Speyerbach line. The Drachenfels area has been designated as a nature reserve.