| Petit Ballon | |
| Elevation M: | 1272 |
| Prominence M: | 147 |
| Prominence Ref: | [1] |
| Range: | Vosges Mountains |
| Location: | Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France |
| Map: | France |
| Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 47.9806°N 7.1261°W |
| Translation: | The Little Balloon |
The Petit Ballon (German: Kleiner Belchen) or Little Belchen,[2] is, at 1272m, one of the highest peaks of the Vosges Mountains in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace in France, about 5 km away from the village of Wasserbourg. The Rothenbrunnen mountain hut is 500m below. A car park is a further 500m away.
The Col du Petit Ballon pass (elevation 1163m (3,816feet)) is close to the summit.
The mountain is part of the Belchen System, a group of mountains with the name "Belchen" (in German) that may have been part of a Celtic sun calendar.