Ballon d'Alsace
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| Ballon d'Alsace | |
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| Elevation | 1,247 metres (4,091 ft) |
| Location | France |
| Range | Pyrenees |
| Prominence | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Ballon d'Alsace German: Elsässer Belchen (el. 1247 m.) is a mountain at the border of Alsace, Lorraine, and Franche-Comté. From its top, views include the Vosges, the Rhine valley, and the Black Forest.
A road leads over a pass near the peak at 1171 m.
Ballon d'Alsace is noted as the site of the first official mountain climb in the Tour de France on 10 July 1905, won by René Pottier. Stage 9 of the 2005 Tour crossed this pass on the centenary of the original climb.
