Brézouard | |
Elevation M: | 1229 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Vosges Mountains |
Location: | Alsace, France |
Map: | France |
Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 48.1894°N 7.15°W |
The Brézouard is a summit in the Vosges Mountains, part of the canton of Lapoutroie. It is located eight kilometers from Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, which can be reached by taking the small Échéry road.
The residents of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines prefer to call the summit of Brézouard by the name Brüschbückel, which means "the mountain covered with heather."[2] On old maps, Brézouard may still appear under the name Bressoir.
From Échéry, the two banks of the converge. More than half of its surface area belongs to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, with the remaining part belonging to the commune of Fréland. The Grand Brézouard, formerly known as the Ballon de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, reaches an altitude of 1,229 meters. The Petit Brézouard, its twin 400 meters to the northeast, only reaches an altitude of 1,203 meters.[3]
The summit of the Brézouard is composed of two-mica granite.[4]