Petit Ballon

Petit Ballon

The view of the Petit Ballon from Hohneck
Highest point
Elevation 1,272 m (4,173 ft)
Prominence 147 m (482 ft) [1]
Coordinates 47°58′50″N 7°07′34″E / 47.98056°N 7.12611°E / 47.98056; 7.12611Coordinates: 47°58′50″N 7°07′34″E / 47.98056°N 7.12611°E / 47.98056; 7.12611
Naming
Translation The Little Balloon
Geography
Petit Ballon

France

Location Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
Parent range Vosges Mountains

The Petit Ballon (German: Kleiner Belchen) or Little Belchen, is one of the highest peaks of the Vosges Mountains in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace in France. Its height is 1272m, above the sea level and it is located about 5 km away from the village of Wasserbourg. The Rothenbrunnen mountain hut is located 500m below. A car park is a further 500m away.

The Col du Petit Ballon (elevation 1,163 m (3,816 ft)) passes close to the summit.

The mountain is part of the so-called Belchen System, a group of mountains with the name "Belchen" (in German) that may have been part of a Celtic sun calendar.

References

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

  1. ↑ Le Petit Ballon, web-page on www.peakbagger.com
  2. ↑ Alsace and Lorraine Rough Guides Snapshot France Penguin, May 23, 2013
  3. ↑ A wayfarer in Alsace Bernard Stephen Townroe Houghton Mifflin, 1926
  4. ↑ Petit Futé Alsace Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette Petit Futé, Mar 3, 2010
  5. ↑ Trekking in the Vosges and Jura: the GR5, GR53 and other treks and walks. Les Smith, Elizabeth Smith Cicerone Press Limited, 2006
  6. ↑ Les plus beaux circuits en camping car 2014 Petit Futé (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs) Collectif, Petit Futé, Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette Petit Futé, Feb 7, 2014
  7. ↑ Alsace. Hervé Lévy Petit Futé, 2009
  8. ↑ Alsace, Lorraine, Vosges. Manufacture française des pneumatiques Michelin, Pneu Michelin, 1989
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