Petit Ballon

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The Petit Ballon (German: Kleiner Belchen) 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. The Col du Petit Ballon pass (elevation 1,163 m (3,816 ft)) is close to the summit. The mountain is part of the Belchen System, a group of mountains with the name "Belchen" (in German) that may have been part of a Celtic sun calendar.

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Petit Ballon
Chemin de la Mullermatt, Thann-Guebwiller

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Chemin de la Mullermatt
68610 Thann-Guebwiller
Grand Est, France
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