Petit Ballon

Local namePetit Ballon
LocationLinthal, France

The Petit Ballon 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 passes close to the summit.

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

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The Petit Ballon, seen… @ Jörg Braukmann

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_Ballon

Address (Unnamed Road), 68610, France

Coordinates 47°58'50.255" N 7°7'33.708" E

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