Weinbiet
| Weinbiet | |
|---|---|
The Weinbiet in 2008 seen from the Mußbach. The panorama tower (left, small antenna) is almost entirely hidden by trees due to its relative proximity (3 km). | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 554 m above sea level (NHN) (1,817.6 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°22′34″N 8°07′15″E / 49.37611°N 8.12083°E |
| Geography | |
Weinbiet | |
| Parent range | Haardt |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Bunter sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| Normal route | Eselspfad |
The Weinbiet is a hill, 554 m above sea level (NHN), in the borough of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and is one of the highest hills in the Haardt, the line of mountains and hills forming the eastern edge of the Palatine Forest and facing the Upper Rhine Plain. On the summit is an inn, the Weinbiethaus, a stone-built panorama tower with a weather station and a radio transmission mast.
The two striking towers have made the hill a regional landmark above the plains roughly 400 metres below. The Winzergenossenschaft Weinbiet vineyard, on the municipalities of Mußbach (head office), Gimmeldingen and Haardt, takes its name from the hill.