The Weiselberg lies in the natural regional major unit group of the Saar-Nahe Uplands (No. 19) on the boundary of the major units of the North Palatine Uplands (Glan-Alsenz Uplands and Hill Country, Glan-Alsenz-Berg- und Hügelland; 193) with its sub-unit, the Kusel Upland (Kuseler Bergland, 193.3) in the east and the Prims-Nahe Upland (Prims-Nahe-Bergland) (Upper Nahe Hills Oberes Nahebergland; 194) with its sub-unit, the Hirstein Upland (Hirsteiner Bergland, 194.2) in the west.