Velmerstot, Mountain peak in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Velmerstot is a mountain massif in the Egge range with two summits, the highest reaching 468 meters. The terrain features sandstone formations and is dominated by heathland, birch, and pine stands that spread across gentle to steep slopes.
The mountain area hosted NATO and Dutch air defense installations during the Cold War, which were removed in 2002. This military past later made way for the landscape that serves as a nature park today.
The name Velmerstot comes from the nearby village of Veldrom, with "Stot" meaning a steep slope; another reading links it to "Stute" (mare), recalling the Lippe count's horses grazed here. Both "die" and "der" Velmerstot are in use. The Lippe Velmerstot summit is open heathland with fissured sandstone crags.
Visitors can climb the 17-meter Eggeturm observation tower to enjoy views of the surrounding mountain regions. The viewing platform provides orientation aids to help identify the different landscapes of the Teutoburg Forest, Weser Highlands, and Sauerland.
The plaque on the rock base lists place names with their straight-line distances and elevations, headed "Luftlinien- und Höhen". Below it, fainter inscriptions are cut directly into the stone. The summit marker on the Prussian Velmerstot gives 468 m, while other sources state about 464 m.
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