Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement de Colmar-Ribeauvillé
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Hohneck

The Hohneck is, at 1,363 m, the third highest summit of the Vosges Mountains and the highest point of Lorraine. On its summit stands a mountain hut, clearly visible in the distance. Near the mountain's top is the ski resort of La Bresse Hohneck.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,363 metres
  • Description: mountain in Vosges, France
  • Also known as: “Le Honeck”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Spitzkoepfe and Jardin d’altitude du Haut Chitelet.

Peak
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is a peak.

Garden
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The Jardin d'altitude du Haut Chitelet is a botanical garden specializing in high-elevation alpine plants, located at about 1220 metres elevation on the Route des Crêtes, near the peak of Hohneck, about 1 km south of the in Vosges, Lorraine, .

Photo: Wernain Samuel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a shallow in , , in the commune of . At an elevation of 794 m, it has a surface area of 0.0005 km². The depth of the lake varies but it is estimated that it is no deeper than 4 m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metzeral and Muhlbach-sur-Munster.

Village
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is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . The commune is located in the historical and cultural region of Alsace.

Village
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is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . It is the birthplace of the German publisher Johann Carolus, founder of the earliest known newspaper in 1605.

Village
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is a commune in the département in in north-eastern .

Hohneck

Latitude
48.03761° or 48° 2′ 15″ north
Longitude
7.01629° or 7° 0′ 59″ east
Elevation
1,363 metres (4,472 feet)
Open location code
8FW922Q8+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 190684419
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3013217
Wiki­data ID
Q1624140
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Hohneck” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Hohneck”
  • Cebuano: “Hohneck”
  • Czech: “Hohneck”
  • Dutch: “Hohneck”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوهنيك”
  • French: “Hohneck”
  • French: “Le Hohneck”
  • German: “Hohneck”
  • German: “Le Hohneck”
  • Hebrew: “אונק”
  • Italian: “Hohneck”
  • Ladin: “Hohneck”
  • Portuguese: “Hohneck”
  • Russian: “Онек”
  • Spanish: “Hohneck”
  • Ukrainian: “Онек”
  • Venetian: “Hohneck”

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