Prominence 331 metres (1,086 ft) Mountain type Bunter Sandstone | Parent range Vosges Elevation 581 m | |
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Similar Wasenbourg, Vosges, Maison de l'Archéologie des Vosg, Étang de Hanau, Château de Waldeck | ||
At 581 m, the Grand Wintersberg (German: Großer Wintersberg) is the highest hill in the North Vosges in Alsace, France.
Map of Grand Wintersberg, 67110 Niederbronn-les-Bains, France
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.