Grand Wintersberg

Grand Wintersberg
The observation tower
Highest point
Elevation	581 m (1,906 ft)
Coordinates	48°58′43″N 7°36′53″E / 48.97861°N 7.61472°E / 48.97861; 7.61472
Geography
Grand Wintersberg Alsace, France
Parent range	Vosges
Geology
Mountain type	Bunter Sandstone

At 581 m,^[1] the Grand Wintersberg (German: Großer Wintersberg) is the highest hill in the North Vosges in Alsace, 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.