Am Höchsten

Am Höchsten is a peak in Leimen, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate and has an elevation of 486 metres. Am Höchsten is situated nearby to the village Leimen, as well as near the locality Martinseck.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 486 metres
Description: hill in Germany
Also known as: “Am Hoechsten”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Luitpold Tower and Gräfenstein Castle.

Luitpold Tower

Photo: Cvf-ps, Public domain.

The Luitpold Tower was erected in 1909 on the summit of one of the highest hills in the Palatine Forest, the 610-metre-high Weißenberg as an observation tower. It is made of bunter sandstone.

Gräfenstein Castle

Castle

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gräfenstein Castle is a ruined rock castle about 2 kilometres east of the village of Merzalben in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is in the county of Südwestpfalz within the Palatine Forest and is often called Merzalber Schloss.

Hortenkopf

Peak

Photo: FirefighterDahn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hortenkopf is a hill, 606 metres above sea level, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which lies in the middle of the Palatine Forest between Hofstätten and Leimen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holländerklotz and Merzalben.

Holländerklotz

Locality

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Holländerklotz is a locality.

Merzalben

Village

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Merzalben is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, deriving its name from the Merzalbe, also known as the Merzalb, that flows through the village.