Grand Ballon

The Grand Ballon or Great Belchen is the highest mountain in the Vosges, located 25 kilometres northwest of , France. It is also the highest point of the Grand-Est French region.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Storkenkopf and Sudelkopf.
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The is the second-highest summit of the Vosges Mountains.
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is a peak.
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linthal and Prieuré de Thierenbach.
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is a commune in the department in in north-eastern .
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is a locality.

Grand Ballon

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Latitude
47.90084° or 47° 54′ 3″ north
Longitude
7.0984° or 7° 5′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FV9W32X+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26862526
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3014431
Wiki­data ID
Q1397720

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Grand Ballon” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գրան Բալյոն”
  • Asturian: “Gran Ballon”
  • Breton: “Großer Belchen”
  • Catalan: “Grand Ballon”
  • Cebuano: “Grand Ballon”
  • Chinese: “大圆顶峰”
  • Chinese: “大球山”
  • Czech: “Grand Ballon”
  • Danish: “Grand Ballon”
  • Dutch: “Grand Ballon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراند بالون”
  • Finnish: “Grand Ballon”
  • French: “Ballon de Guebwiller”
  • French: “Grand Ballon”
  • German: “Grand Ballon”
  • German: “Grosser Belchen”
  • German: “Großer Belchen”
  • German: “Sulzer Belchen”
  • Hebrew: “בלון גדול”
  • Hebrew: “גרון בלו”
  • Hindi: “ग्राँ बालों”
  • Italian: “Grand Ballon”
  • Ladin: “Grand Ballon”
  • Macedonian: “Голем Балон”
  • Macedonian: “Гранд Балон”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grand Ballon”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ballon de Guebwiller”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grand Ballon”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Grand Ballon”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Großer Belchen”
  • Polish: “Grand Ballon”
  • Portuguese: “Grand Ballon”
  • Russian: “Гран-Баллон”
  • Russian: “Гран-Бальон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Grand Ballon”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vogezi”
  • Slovenian: “Grand Ballon”
  • Spanish: “Gran Ballon”
  • Swiss German: “Grosser Belchen”
  • Swiss German: “Großer Belchen”
  • Venetian: “Grand Ballon”
  • Welsh: “Ballon d’Alsace”
  • Welsh: “Grand Ballon”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Belchenkopfwand and Oberer Belchen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hôtel Grand Ballon and Source du Rennenbach.

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