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 Molkenrain, seen from the Storkenkopf |
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| height | 1125 m | |
| location | Alsace , France | |
| Mountains | Vosges | |
| Dominance | 4 km → Grand Ballon | |
| Notch height | 297 m ↓ Col Amic | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 51 '15 " N , 7 ° 7' 48" E | |
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The Molkenrain (French: le Molkenrain ) is a hilltop of the southern Vosges in the Haut-Rhin department (Upper Alsace). Its summit area rises to a height of 1125 m . From the Vogesenkammstraße ( Route des Crêtes ) the hilltop can be reached on foot in half an hour. Below the summit is the hut of the Amis de la nature (Friends of Nature House) in a westerly direction , from which a descent to Thann is possible. In the east below the summit is the Ferme-Auberge Molkenrain (mountain farm inn) with restaurant and overnight accommodation. Between Molkenrain and Hartmannsweiler Kopf ( Hartmannswillerkopf , Vieil Armand ) there is a large cemetery of honor for the French fallen from the First World War .
A number of scenes from the film Jules and Jim by François Truffaut , a classic of French film and the Nouvelle Vague from 1962, were shot on the Molkenrain .