The Klintzkopf, located in the French region of
Alsace
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, is the fifth-highest summit of the
Vosges
The Vosges ( , ; ; Franconian and ) is a range of medium 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 single geomorphological unit and ...
Mountains.
Geography
The mountain is divided between the
French municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Guebwiller
Guebwiller (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Gàwiller'' ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, département in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the de ...
and
Munster
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(
department of
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (); Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; , . is a department in the Grand Est region, France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine; its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less pop ...
,
Alsace
Alsace (, ; ) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,9 ...
).
The Klintzkopf is part of a nature reserve and it only can be accessed from July to November. It hosts the highest beech forest of the
Vosges
The Vosges ( , ; ; Franconian and ) is a range of medium 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 single geomorphological unit and ...
Mountains.
[''Hautes-Vosges: Klintzkopf (alt. 1330 m)'']
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To the northwest lies the
Lauchenkopf.
Access to the summit
The summit of the Klintzkopf can be accessed on foot from the nearby
Route des Crêtes. It offers a good point of view of the southern part of the
Vosges
The Vosges ( , ; ; Franconian and ) is a range of medium 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 single geomorphological unit and ...
Mountains.
See also
*
Hohneck
*
Vosges Mountains
The Vosges ( , ; ; Franconian (linguistics), Franconian and ) is a range of medium mountains in Eastern France, near its France–Germany border, border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the bor ...
References
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Mountains of Haut-Rhin
One-thousanders of France
Mountains of the Vosges