Weißer Stein, Mountain summit in Dossenheim, Germany

Weißer Stein is a 548.9 m high hill in the Odenwald, north of Heidelberg and east of Dossenheim. On its summit stands a 23 m lookout tower built in 1906 by members of the Odenwaldklub, now a listed monument; high trees have largely grown over its former view. Beside the tower is the Höhengaststätte zum Weißen Stein, a hiking tavern with a beer garden.

In 1906 members of the Odenwald Club built a 23-metre lookout tower on the summit; it is now a listed monument. Its views toward the Melibokus, Katzenbuckel, Tromm and Neunkircher Höhe have largely grown over with tall trees. On 12 November 1937 a Lufthansa Heinkel He 111 named "Köln" flew into the northeast slope, killing 10 of the 12 people on board.

The Höhengaststätte zum Weißen Stein, a hiking tavern with a beer garden beside the 1906 lookout tower, is the summit's social centre. The tower was built by members of the Odenwaldklub, the hiking association whose members still walk the marked routes up from Dossenheim.

The climb from Dossenheim's Hauptstraße 5 to the lookout tower covers 6.31 km with 432 m of ascent, averaging 6.8%. The steepest ramps, up to 15%, lie in the lower third between the Protestant church and the end of the Waldstraße hairpins at the Drei-Eichen shelter. A beer garden at the Höhengaststätte offers a rest.

The 23-metre lookout tower on the summit was built in 1906 by members of the Odenwald Club and is now a protected monument. Its views of the Melibokus, Katzenbuckel, Tromm and Neunkircher Höhe are largely obscured by tall trees today.