Calmont (hill)

Calmont
Bremm, Moselle, Calmont
Ruins of Stuben Abbey, Moselle and Calmont
Highest point
Elevation380.6 m above sea level (NHN) (1,249 ft) [1]
Coordinates50°06′33″N 7°07′25″E / 50.109056°N 7.123556°E / 50.109056; 7.123556
Geography
FeaturesGallo-Roman procession temple on the Calmont,, Vineyards: Bremmer Calmont and Ellerer Calmont,, Viewing plateau at the Monument to the Wartime Generation,, Calmont Trail, and Paragliding launch pad
View up the Moselle to the Calmont and Moselle railway bridge
View downriver: Bremm, Calmont
Calmont hillside
View from the viewing plateau at the Monument of the Wartime Generation of the loop in the Moselle near the ruined abbey of Stuben (below) with Ediger-Eller (l), Neef (centre) and Bremm (r)

The Calmont, also called the Calmond, between Bremm and Ediger-Eller in the county of Cochem-Zell in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is a steep hill on the heights above the Moselle river to a height of 380.6 m above sea level (NHN).[1] It lies within the Moselle wine region and is home to the vineyards of Bremmer Calmont and Ellerer Calmont which, with gradients of up to over 65º, are among the steepest vineyards in the world.[2]


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