Col du Ballon d’Alsace
The Col du Ballon d'Alsace is a mountain pass situated close to the summit of the Ballon d'Alsace in the Vosges Mountains of France. It connects Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle with Masevaux and Belfort.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballon d’Alsace and Étang du Petit-Haut.
Ballon d’Alsace
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ballon d'Alsace, sometimes also called the Alsatian Belchen to distinguish it from other mountains named "Belchen") is a mountain at the border of Alsace, Lorraine, and Franche-Comté.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert and Miellin.
Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert
Village
Photo: Seegal77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Haut-du-Them and Château-Lambert.
Miellin
Village
Photo: HAF 932, Public domain.
Miellin is a former commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Servance-Miellin. Miellin is situated 7 km west of Col du Ballon d’Alsace.
Col du Ballon d’Alsace
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,173 metres
- Description: mountain pass in France
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Lepuix, Arrondissement of Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.82087° or 47° 49′ 15″ northLongitude
6.83691° or 6° 50′ 13″ eastElevation
1,173 metres (3,848 feet)Open location code
8FV8RRCP+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1654527671OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Col du Ballon d’Alsace” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “coll del Ballon d’Alsace”
- Catalan: “Coll del Ballon d’Alsace”
- Dutch: “Col du Ballon d’Alsace”
- French: “col du Ballon d’Alsace”
- French: “Col du Ballon d’Alsace”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musée des Démineurs and Maison du Ballon d’Alsace.
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