What is "belchen"

The Belchen, , or Black Forest Belchen is the fourth highest summit of the Black Forest after the Feldberg, Seebuck and the Herzogenhorn. The municipalities of Münstertal, Schönenberg and Kleines Wiesental meet on the summit dome of the Belchen which is located in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Belchen is the name of the following mountains in the vicinity of the Franco-German-Swiss tripoint:

• Black Forest Belchen or Baden Belchen (Schwarzwälder Belchen or Badischer Belchen, 1,414 m), in the Southern Black Forest, Germany
• Swiss Belchen (Belchenflue, Schweizer Belchen, Bölchen or Bölchenfluh, 1,099 m), in the Swiss Jura
• Alsatian Belchen (Elsässer Belchen, Welscher Belchen or Ballon d'Alsace, 1,247 m), in the Vosges, France
• Great Belchen (Großer Belchen, Sulzer, Gebweiler Belchen or Grand Ballon, 1,424 m), highest mountain in the Vosges, France
• Little Belchen (Kleiner Belchen, Kahler Wasen or Petit Ballon, 1,267 m), also in the Vosges

• Belchen (nature reserve), nature reserve in the counties of Lörrach and Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

See also:

• Belchen System
• Belchen Tunnel under the Belchenflue