Grand Wintersberg
At 581 m,[1] the Grand Wintersberg (German: Großer Wintersberg) is the highest hill in the North Vosges in Alsace, France.
| Grand Wintersberg | |
|---|---|
 The observation tower | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 581 m (1,906 ft) |
| Prominence | 331 m (1,086 ft)  |
| Coordinates | 48°58′43″N 7°36′53″E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Vosges |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Bunter Sandstone |
The Grand Wintersberg lies about four kilometres northwest of Niederbronn-les-Bains. The massif separates the valleys of the Falkensteinerbach and the Schwarzbach. At its summit, which is made of Bunter Sandstone, stands a 25-metre-high observation tower, which offer hikers an outstanding panoramic view over the North Vosges, the Palatine Forest and the Upper Rhine Plain across to the Black Forest.
At the 514-metre-high saddle between Grand and Petit Wintersberg (Col de la Liese) is a hut, the Chalet du Wintersberg, managed by the Vosges Club, as well as the Liese, a Gallo-Roman, sphinx-like sandstone relief. Celtic relicts may also be found on the hill of Ziegenberg to the southeast.
Notes
- Kompass Wanderweg Elsass (in German). Dumont Reiseverlag. 2017. p. 40. ISBN 9783990442029.
External links
- Grand Wintersberg in the Pässelexikon at quaeldich.de (access: June 6, 2014)