Petit Ballon

#313 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Petit Ballon 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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 4173 ftProminence: 482 ftCoordinates: 47°58'50"N, 7°7'34"E

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Grand EstFrance

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Petit Ballon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lac du Ballon, Lautenbachzell, Klintzkopf, St. John the Baptist Church.

4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac du Ballon
126 min walk • Lac du Ballon is a reservoir in Haut-Rhin, France situated in a side valley of florival, on the slope of Grand Ballon mountain. At an elevation of 988 m, its surface area is 0.08 km². The small glacial lake was enlarged by a dam on the moraine already in the 16th century.
3 miS
Area
Lautenbachzell, Lautenbach
77 min walk • Lautenbachzell is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Klintzkopf
99 min walk • The Klintzkopf, located in the French region of Alsace, is the fifth-highest summit of the Vosges Mountains.
4.5 miSE
Church
St. John the Baptist Church, Buhl
115 min walk • The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church is a historical monument located in Buhl, in the French department of Haut-Rhin.
2.9 miSE
47°56'32"N • 7°8'59"E
Vivarium du Moulin, Lautenbach
73 min walk • Museum
3.1 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. John the Baptist Church, Lautenbach
80 min walk • The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church of Lautenbach is a former collegiate church located in Lautenbach, in the French department of Haut-Rhin.
4.6 miE
47°58'8"N • 7°13'24"E
Le Paradis des Sources, Soultzmatt
117 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
3 miNW
Church
Saint Blaise Church, Metzeral
78 min walk • The church of the Emm is at the same time the parish church of Metzeral-Sondernach, the place of a secular pilgrimage dedicated to the Virgin and finally a memorial dedicated to the soldiers of the Great War fallen in Alsace and in the Vosges.
4.6 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chapelle Sainte-Marie dite chapelle du Schaefertal ou Val du Pâtre, Soultzmatt
119 min walk • The Schaefertal chapel is a historical monument located in Soultzmatt, in the French department of Haut-Rhin, it is located on an Alsatian path to Santiago de Compostela A remarkable water spring is located in front of the entrance door of the...
4.1 miN
48°2'23"N • 7°8'18"E
Maison du Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges, Munster
106 min walk • Natural history museum, Specialty museum, Museum
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Col du Platzerwasel
100 min walk • The Col du Platzerwasel is a mountain pass situated in the Vosges Mountains in the Haut-Rhin department of France, between Sondernach and Le Markstein.