Weinbiet, Mountain summit in Palatinate Forest, Germany

Weinbiet is a summit in the Palatinate Forest in Germany, rising to about 554 meters and covered with sandstone rock formations and mixed woodland. Open areas and dense forest patches alternate across its slopes, shaping the overall look of the terrain.

The hill's history is tied to the Heidenburg, a ring wall built in the 9th century as a refuge fort on the 327-metre Nebelberg, the eastern spur of the massif. It was named after it was wrongly thought to be a Celtic structure, since the Celts were considered pagan. The Gimmelding quarry on its east side was abandoned by the mid-20th century, while the Haardt quarry on the south slope still operates.

The hill gave its name to the Weinbiet Manufaktur, a winegrowers' cooperative based in Mußbach with members in Gimmeldingen and Haardt. Its vineyards lie in the mild, dry lee of the massif, which receives only 585 mm of rain a year.

The summit is reached on foot; the Weinbiethaus inn and the stone Weinbietturm with its weather station stand on the 554 m high plateau. The hill rises about 400 m above the Rhine Plain, so allow for the climb. The Haardt quarry on the south side of the Nebelberg spur is still in operation.

The two towers on the summit, the stone Weinbietturm with its weather station and the radio mast known locally as the Weinbietsender, rise about 400 metres above the Rhine Plain and make the hill a landmark visible from far off. The winegrowers' cooperative Weinbiet Manufaktur, based in Mußbach and drawing on Gimmeldingen and Haardt, took its name from the hill.