The mountain attracts many tourists thanks to the numerous footpaths leading to its summit, its mountaintop restaurant, extensive views over the Palatinate wine region and striking rock formations on its forest-clad mountainsides.

[citation needed] The mountain lies within the municipal forest of the wine village of Maikammer and 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) southwest of the independent town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße.

Several lower peaks are grouped around the main summit, including the Zwergberg (589.3 m) to the north, the Taubenkopf (603.8 m) to the northeast, the Kanzel (531.7 m) and the Wetterkreuzberg (400.7 m) to the southeast, the Breitenberg (545.2 m) to the south and the Hüttenberg (591.2 m) to the southwest.

[3] In summary the natural regional classification of the Kalmit is as follows: On the summit is the Kalmithaus, a hut managed by the Palatine Forest Club mainly at weekends and public holidays.

A branch of the German Amateur Radio Club, Ortsverband Z22, erected a relay station on the summit with the call sign, DB0XK, which was authorized on 30 November 1971 by the present-day Federal Network Agency with a frequency of 145.700 MHz.

He ran the just under 6 kilometre-long stretch between Maikammer and the Kalmit car park 42 times there and back; on the 43rd ascent he reached the 400 metre sign at the 24‑hour point.

The Kalmit is a waypoint on several circular walks as well as the following long distance paths in the Palatine Forest: Private cars may approach the area from the A 65 motorway (from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Karlsruhe), leaving at the Edenkoben exit.

From May to October, the local public transport services operate a "walkers' bus" (Wanderbuslinie) from Neustadt (Weinstraße) Central Station to the Kalmit.