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Grand Ballon

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Grand Ballon

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Grand Ballon

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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Location: Goldbach-Altenbach, Thann-Gebweiler, Alsace, France

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1. Grand Ballon – 1,424 metres (4,672 ft): highest point in the Vosges mountains

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2. Le Grand Ballon — loop from Ferme-Auberge du Grand Ballon in the parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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3. Col du Grand Ballon – Lac du Ballon loop from Rimbach-près-Guebwiller

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July 15, 2018

The Grand Ballon (German: Großer Belchen), at 1,424 meters above sea level, offers a magnificent panoramic view and is the highest mountain in the Vosges Mountains.

In 1927, a monument to the Blue Devils (French: Diables bleus), a mountain infantry battalion during World War I, was erected. It was destroyed by the Germans in September 1940 and reconstructed by the sculptor Bouret in October 1960. A radar station has stood on the summit since 1997, serving civilian aviation during approaches to the airports of Strasbourg and Basel-Mulhouse.

On clear days, you can see far into the Rhine Valley and the Alps.

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Pierre-francois

December 1, 2020

It is a privileged observation point over the whole of Alsace which, when the clouds make the plain disappear, turns into an island cut off from the world.

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Mike 🇪🇺

May 7, 2018

This memorial was erected in 1927 in memory of the 1927 Mountaineer Battalion. In World War II it was destroyed by German troops. In 1960 it was rebuilt by a French sculptor.

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Location: Goldbach-Altenbach, Thann-Gebweiler, Alsace, France

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1. Grand Ballon – 1,424 metres (4,672 ft): highest point in the Vosges mountains

2. Le Grand Ballon — loop from Ferme-Auberge du Grand Ballon in the parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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