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Little Belchen

Petit Ballon
Petit Ballon depuis le Hohneck.JPG
The view of the Petit Ballon from Hohneck
Highest point
Elevation 1,272 m (4,173 ft)
Prominence 147 m (482 ft) 
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 is located in France
Petit Ballon
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.



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