Brézouard | |
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![]() View of the Petit Brézouard on the left and the Grand Brézouard on the right. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,229 m (4,032 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 48°11′22″N 7°09′00″E / 48.18944°N 7.15000°E |
Geography | |
Location | Alsace, France |
Parent range | Vosges Mountains |
The Brézouard is a summit in the Vosges Mountains, part of the canton of Lapoutroie. It is located eight kilometers from Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, which can be reached by taking the small Échéry road.
The residents of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines prefer to call the summit of Brézouard by the name Brüschbückel, which means "the mountain covered with heather." [2] On old maps, Brézouard may still appear under the name Bressoir.
From Échéry, the two banks of the Lièpvrette converge. More than half of its surface area belongs to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, with the remaining part belonging to the commune of Fréland. The Grand Brézouard, formerly known as the Ballon de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, reaches an altitude of 1,229 meters. The Petit Brézouard, its twin 400 meters to the northeast, only reaches an altitude of 1,203 meters. [3]
The summit of the Brézouard is composed of two-mica granite. [4]
Brézouard | |
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![]() View of the Petit Brézouard on the left and the Grand Brézouard on the right. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,229 m (4,032 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 48°11′22″N 7°09′00″E / 48.18944°N 7.15000°E |
Geography | |
Location | Alsace, France |
Parent range | Vosges Mountains |
The Brézouard is a summit in the Vosges Mountains, part of the canton of Lapoutroie. It is located eight kilometers from Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, which can be reached by taking the small Échéry road.
The residents of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines prefer to call the summit of Brézouard by the name Brüschbückel, which means "the mountain covered with heather." [2] On old maps, Brézouard may still appear under the name Bressoir.
From Échéry, the two banks of the Lièpvrette converge. More than half of its surface area belongs to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, with the remaining part belonging to the commune of Fréland. The Grand Brézouard, formerly known as the Ballon de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, reaches an altitude of 1,229 meters. The Petit Brézouard, its twin 400 meters to the northeast, only reaches an altitude of 1,203 meters. [3]
The summit of the Brézouard is composed of two-mica granite. [4]