Mont Sainte-Odile
| Mont Sainte-Odile | |
|---|---|
| German: 'Odilienberg' | |
Mont Sainte-Odile and the Monastery | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 764 m (2,507 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°26′15″N 7°24′16″E / 48.4374580°N 7.4044908°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alsace, France |
| Parent range | Vosges Mountains |
Mont Sainte-Odile (German: 'Odilienberg' or Ottilienberg; called Allitona in the 8th century) is a 764-metre-high peak in the Vosges Mountains in Alsace in France, immediately west of Barr. The mountain is named after Saint Odile. It has a monastery/convent at its top called the Hohenburg Abbey, and is notable also for its stone fortifications called "the Pagan Wall." In 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 crashed near this area.