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Petit Ballon

Coordinates: 47°58′50″N 7°07′34″E / 47.98056°N 7.12611°E / 47.98056; 7.12611
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Petit Ballon
The view of the Petit Ballon from Hohneck
Highest point
Elevation1,272 m (4,173 ft)
Prominence147 m (482 ft)[1]
Coordinates47°58′50″N 7°07′34″E / 47.98056°N 7.12611°E / 47.98056; 7.12611
Naming
English translationThe Little Balloon
Geography
Petit Ballon is located in France
Petit Ballon
Petit Ballon
France
LocationHaut-Rhin, Alsace, France
Parent rangeVosges Mountains

The Petit Ballon (German: Kleiner Belchen) or Little Belchen,[2] is, at 1272m, one of the highest peaks of the Vosges Mountains in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace in France, about 5 km away from the village of Wasserbourg. The Rothenbrunnen mountain hut is 500m below. A car park is a further 500m away.

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

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

References

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  1. ^ Le Petit Ballon, web-page on www.peakbagger.com
  2. ^ Chevrier, Jean-François. From Basel - Herzog & de Meuron, Basel: Birkhäuser, 2016, p. 54.

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