The Kastelberg is the fourth highest summit of the

Vosges Mountains The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a singl ...

. It is located on the former border between the French regions of

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and

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Etymology

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''Kastelberg'' means ''mountain of the castle''.

Geography

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The mountain is divided between the

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La Bresse La Bresse () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The area is known for its ski resorts and outdoor activities. La Bresse is located about 45 km west of Colmar and 55 km north west of Mulhouse in ...

( dep. of

Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a singl ...

) and

Metzeral Metzeral () is a Communes of France, commune in the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département References

Communes of Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin comm ...

( dep. of

Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin (, ; Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; german: Oberelsass, ) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means '' Upper Rhine''. Haut-Rhin is t ...

). Nearby the mountain, on its Lorraine side, there is the

ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In Nort ...

of ''La Bresse'', which offers an area served by skilifts ranging from 650 metres to 1350 metres as well as 50 km of

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trails. A locality of the Kastelberg named ''Wormsawald-Ammelthal'' (literally ''swallow's nest'') harbours the most sturdy

snowfield A snow field, snowfield or neve is an accumulation of permanent snow and ice, typically found above the snow line, normally in mountainous and glacial terrain. Glaciers originate in snowfields. The lower end of a glacier is usually free from s ...

of the Vosges, which usually lasts up to July or, remarkably, to August.''Vosges, Alsace'', pag.385; Mutuelle assurance automobile des instituteurs de France, 1959)

References

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