Little Belchen
The Petit Ballon (German: Kleiner Belchen) or Little Belchen, 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
- ^ Le Petit Ballon, web-page on www.peakbagger.com
- ^ Chevrier, Jean-François. From Basel - Herzog & de Meuron, Basel: Birkhäuser, 2016, p. 54.
Bibliography
- Alsace and Lorraine Rough Guides Snapshot France Penguin, May 23, 2013
- A wayfarer in Alsace Bernard Stephen Townroe Houghton Mifflin, 1926
- Petit Futé Alsace Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette Petit Futé, Mar 3, 2010
- Trekking in the Vosges and Jura: the GR5, GR53 and other treks and walks. Les Smith, Elizabeth Smith Cicerone Press Limited, 2006
- 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
- Alsace. Hervé Lévy Petit Futé, 2009
- Alsace, Lorraine, Vosges. Manufacture française des pneumatiques Michelin, Pneu Michelin, 1989
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