Back Grosser Belchen ALS جبل جراند بالون ARZ Gran Ballon AST Großer Belchen Breton Grand Ballon CEB Grand Ballon Czech Grand Ballon Welsh Grand Ballon Danish Großer Belchen German Gran Ballon Spanish
| Grand Ballon | |
|---|---|
| Great Belchen | |
 The Grand Ballon from the west | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,423 m (4,669 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,071 m (3,514 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ribu |
| Coordinates | 47°54′03″N 7°05′53″E / 47.90083°N 7.09806°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name |
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| English translation | Great mountain |
| Geography | |
  Grand Ballon France | |
| Location | Haut-Rhin, Grand-Est, France |
| Parent range | Vosges Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | unknown |
The Grand Ballon (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ balɔ̃]) or Great Belchen[2][3] (German: Großer Belchen [ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈbɛlçn̩]; Alsatian: Grosser Belchen) is the highest mountain of the Vosges, located 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Mulhouse, France. It is also the highest point of the Grand-Est French region.[4]
- ^ "World Ribus – North-west Europe". World Ribus. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ Chevrier, Jean-François. From Basel - Herzog & de Meuron, Basel: Birkhäuser, 2016, p. 54.
- ^ Herz, J.H. Guide Through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, &c: Souvenir of the Hamburg-American Line. Germany: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft, 1907, p. 284.
- ^ France Region High Points, web-page on www.peakbagger.com