Grand Ballon

Grand Ballon
Great Belchen
The Grand Ballon from the west
Highest point
Elevation1,424 m (4,672 ft)
Prominence1,072 m (3,517 ft)
Coordinates47°54′03″N 7°05′53″E / 47.90083°N 7.09806°E / 47.90083; 7.09806
Naming
Native name
English translationGreat mountain
Geography
Grand Ballon is located in France
Grand Ballon
Grand Ballon
France
LocationHaut-Rhin, Grand-Est, France
Parent rangeVosges Mountains
Climbing
First ascentunknown

The Grand Ballon or Great Belchen[1][2] (German: Großer Belchen; Alsatian: Grosser Belchen) is the highest mountain of the Vosges, located 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Mulhouse, France. It is also the highest point of the Grand-Est French region.[3]

  1. ^ Chevrier, Jean-François. From Basel - Herzog & de Meuron, Basel: Birkhäuser, 2016, p. 54.
  2. ^ Herz, J.H. Guide Through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, &c: Souvenir of the Hamburg-American Line. Germany: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft, 1907, p. 284.
  3. ^ France Region High Points, web-page on www.peakbagger.com