At 570.8 m above sea level (NHN)[1], it is the highest point of the Palatine Forest north of the Hochspeyerbach - Speyerbach line.

The summit plateau, made of Bunter sandstone and about 13 hectares in area, which, from the Rhine Plain is clearly higher than the hills in front of it, has its highest point in the northeast.

In the west of the plateau the remnants of a fortification from Roman times have survived; the former circular rampart is only just recognizable under the vegetation.

Due to its central location Drachenfels accessible from all sides, albeit only on foot because the area is protected.

[3] The club, whose aim is the preservation and care of heritage sites in and around Bad Dürkheim, was founded in 1873 and opened up the Drachenfels to visitors that same year.