# Asselstein

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{{Short description|Rock pinnicle in Germany}}
thumb|upright|The Asselstein
The '''Asselstein''' is a [rock pinnacle](/source/rock_pinnacle) or tower near the village of [Annweiler am Trifels](/source/Annweiler_am_Trifels) in the Southern [Palatinate](/source/Palatinate_(region)) in western Germany.

The road from Annweiler to Trifels runs close by the Asselstein. Not far east of the rock is the Asselstein Climbing Hut.

The roughly 60 metre tall and over 10 metre wide rock tower is 58 metres high at its highest point and consists of rocks from the Lower [Bunter Sandstone](/source/Bunter_Sandstone) (''Trifels beds''). The Asselstein was first climbed in June 1860. With almost 80 routes, e. g. ''Normalweg'' IV−, ''Westwand'' V−, ''Rolfkamin'' VI- and ''Ostwand'' V ([UIAA climbing grades](/source/UIAA_climbing_grades)) it is one of the major climbing destinations in the South Palatinate Climbing Area. The most difficult route is UIAA grade 9+.

== External links ==
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* [http://www.wanderportal-pfalz.de/stippvis/StippF38.htm  "Felsen 38: Asselstein. Die Mutter aller pfälzischen Felsenschiffe"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402211409/http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/15442/display/4586821 Asselstein (photo)]

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Category:Climbing areas of Germany
Category:Rock formations of Rhineland-Palatinate
Category:Geography of the Palatinate (region)
Category:Natural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate

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