Tête des Perches, Mountain summit in Grand Est, France.

Tête des Perches is a granite peak in the Vosges mountains that rises to 1,222 meters (4,010 feet) above sea level. The summit displays three distinct rock faces, with one side curving inward to overlook a lake below.

The summit's name derives from the misunderstood Alpine term Bers, which originally referred to three cradle-shaped pastures (Bersa): Basse Bers, Moyenne Bers and Haute Bers. Medieval Alsatian spellings record Seefelsen in 1220, Ternenseekopf in 1550 and Terenseekopf in 1731, showing a lasting link to the lake below. In Alsatian the mountain is called Sternseekopf, "head of the star lake".

The name comes from a misunderstanding of the Gallo-Roman word Bersa, meaning three cradle-shaped pastures: Basse Bers, Moyenne Bers and Haute Bers. The Alsatian name Sternseekopf, "head of the star lake", and medieval spellings such as Seefelsen in 1220 show how closely the summit was tied to the lake below. The three-faced peak, one side hollowed out above the lake, still carries the name Tête des Perches.

The summit is reachable by marked hiking trails starting from Rouge Gazon station at 1,090 meters (3,575 feet) elevation. A complete loop route is available that takes you through different sections of the area.

The summit marks a contact zone between Carboniferous granite of the Variscan chain, visible on the walls of the Haute Bers and the Lac des Perches, and, to its east, Lower Viséan greywackes and volcanic schists of the Oderen series. Faults here guided the carving of the glacial cirque holding the lake below.