The
Crêt de la Neige (
French pronunciation: [kʁɛ də la nɛʒ], "Snow Ridge") is the highest peak in the
Jura Mountains and the department of
Ain in France. Its elevation is 1720 m above sea level (reported as 1718 m before 2003). Its
prominence is 1266 m. It is located in the commune of
Thoiry. In 2024, a team of researchers locates the actual highest peak in a protected area and measures its elevation at 1720.83 m, while they found the geodetic marker at Crêt de la Neige at 1718.06 m elevation.
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Looking towards
Geneva from the summit
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Summit of the Crêt de la Neige, with
Le Reculet in the background
References
- ^ Retrieved from the IGN topographic maps [1]
- ^ "World Ribus – North-west Europe". World Ribus. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The nearest point of higher elevation is northwest of the Montagne de Sous Dine.
- ^ Hetényi G., Chagros A.-M., Lemke K., Maharaj A., Baron L. (2024). Détermination du point culminant du massif du Jura. Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne), n° 51, 6 pp. [2]
Looking towards Geneva from the summit
Summit of the Crêt de la Neige, with Le Reculet in the background
