Col du Haut du Bois

Col du Haut du Bois is a mountain saddle in La Salle, Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Grand Est and has an elevation of 492 metres. Col du Haut du Bois is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Neuf Étang, as well as near the village La Salle.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Timber Drop and Fraispertuis City.

Timber Drop

Roller coaster

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Timber Drop is a steel roller coaster located at the Fraispertuis City amusement park in Jeanménil, France. With a slope of 113.1°, the coaster held the world record for the steepest drop in the world from 1 July 2011 to 16 July 2011, and currently holds the record for the steepest roller coaster drop in Europe.

Fraispertuis City

Theme park

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Fraispertuis City is a theme park in Jeanménil, France. It opened in 1966. Its roller coaster Timber Drop, created by S&S Power, was the steepest in the world when it opened on July 2, 2011, but it lost the record with the opening on July 16, 2011, of Takabisha at Fuji-Q Highland in Japan.