Brézouard

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Brézouard
Petit Brézouard summit

Petit Brézouard summit

height 1229  m
location France , Grand Est region , Alsace
Mountains Vosges
Dominance 8.8 km
Notch height 325 m ↓  Col des Bagenelles
Coordinates 48 ° 11 '26 "  N , 7 ° 9' 1"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 11 '26 "  N , 7 ° 9' 1"  E
Brézouard (Haut-Rhin)
Brézouard
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The Brézouard (also Bressoir , German Birschberg or Bludenberg , Alsatian Brüschbuckel ) is a mountain massif in the Vosges Mountains in Alsace in the Grand Est region , France , about ten kilometers northwest of Kaysersberg . It is located in the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .

The Brézouard massif, made of granite, marks the northernmost peak of the High Vosges. It separates the valleys of the Lièpvrette and the Béhine , which are connected to each other in the west by the Col des Bagenelles . The highest point is the 1229  m high Grand Brézouard , which also forms the south-western tip of a five-kilometer-long mountain ridge on which the sub-peaks Petit Brézouard (1203 m), Rehberg (1140 m), Steinkoepfel (1119 m) and Hirzberg are located in a north-easterly direction (1134 m) line up. The border between the communes of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines and Fréland runs over the ridge .

The forest areas on the Brézouard were largely destroyed by fire in 1919 and 1922. Hurricane Lothar caused severe forest damage in December 1999. The vegetation in the summit zone is limited to low bushes, blueberries and the heather from which it is named ( Alemannic Brüsch ).

The Grand Brézouard is a popular hiking destination with all-round views. The shortest ascent begins at the Le Haïcot mountain inn located to the west below the summit (1080 m, access via the Col des Bagenelles). Starting points for longer tours are Le Bonhomme , Fréland, Echery and Aubure . You can also stop and stay overnight at the Le Brézouard mountain inn in the hamlet of Faurupt (district of Lapoutroie ).

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