Hoher Stoppelkopf
| Hoher Stoppelkopf | |
|---|---|
 Wayside cairn marking a track near the Stoppelkopf | |
| Elevation | 566 m above sea level (NN) (1,857 ft) |
| Location | |
  Hoher Stoppelkopf | |
| Range | Palatine Forest |
| Coordinates | 49°23′50″N 8°04′25″E / 49.3972°N 8.0737°ECoordinates: 49°23′50″N 8°04′25″E / 49.3972°N 8.0737°E |
| Geology | |
| Type | Bunter sandstone |
The Hohe Stoppelkopf, locally just called the Stoppelkopf, is a 566-metre-high hill in the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies 3 km north of the small town of Lambrecht.
Together with the Drachenfels (577 m) to the northwest and the Stabenberg (496 m) to the east, the Stoppelkopf lies on the watershed between the catchment areas of two Palatine Rhine tributaries, the Speyerbach (south) and the Isenach (north). The two longest tributaries of the Mußbach rise on the Stoppelkopf; both later empty into the left mouth branch of the Speyerbach, the Rehbach.
2 km northeast of the Stoppelkopf lies the deer conservation park, the Kurpfalz Park, which is accessible from Wachenheim on a well-developed tarmac road (8 km).