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{{Infobox mountain
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Le Crêt de la Neige
| name = Le Crêt de la Neige
| photo = CrêtdeLaNeige.jpeg
| photo = Crêt de la Neige 3.jpg
| photo_caption = Summit of the Crêt de la Neige, with [[Le Reculet]] in the background
| photo_caption = Le Crêt de la Neige in Thoiry (Ain)
| elevation_m = 1720
| elevation_m = 1720
| elevation_ref =<ref>Retrieved from the [[Institut géographique national|IGN]] topographic maps [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=5.939269232487492,46.27050985322879&z=0.00013755196946958352&l=ORTHOIMAGERY.ORTHOPHOTOS$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&permalink=yes]</ref>
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_m = 1230
| prominence_m = 1260
| parent_peak =[[Mont Blanc]]
| parent_peak =[[Mont Blanc]]
| prominence_ref = <ref>The lowest col between the Jura and the Alps being located near the [[Mormont]] hill (Switzerland), at approximately 490 metres above sea level.</ref>
| prominence_ref = <ref>Retrieved from the [[Swisstopo]] topographic maps [http://s.geo.admin.ch/7f5c93742]. The lowest col between the Jura and the Alps is located at the [[Canal d’Entreroches]] (in Switzerland), at approximately 460 metres above sea level.</ref>
| isolation_km = 41.3
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| location = [[Ain]], [[Rhône-Alpes]], {{flag|France}}
| isolation_ref = <ref>Retrieved from the [[Swisstopo]] topographic maps. The nearest point of higher elevation is northwest of the Montagne de Sous Dine.</ref>
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| location = [[Ain]], [[Rhône-Alpes]], [[France]]
| range = [[Jura Mountains]]
| range = [[Jura Mountains]]
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| map = France
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| lat_d = 46 | lat_m = 16 | lat_s = 21 | lat_NS = N
| label_position = left
| long_d = 5 | long_m= 56 | long_s= 37 | long_EW= E
| map_caption = France
| coordinates = {{coord|46|16|15|N|5|56|22|E|type:mountain_region:FR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
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'''Le Crêt de la Neige''' is the highest peak in the [[Jura Mountains]] and the department of [[Ain]] in France. It is 1720m above sea level, instead of the 1718m used before 2003. Its [[Topographic prominence|prominence]] is 1230 m. It is located in the town of [[Thoiry, Ain|Thoiry]].
'''Le Crêt de la Neige''' is the highest peak in the [[Jura Mountains]] and the department of [[Ain]] in France. Its elevation is 1720&nbsp;m above sea level (reported as 1718&nbsp;m before 2003). Its [[Topographic prominence|prominence]] is 1260&nbsp;m. It is located in the commune of [[Thoiry, Ain|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<ref>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. [https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_74DF5BB40E91]</ref>.
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Image:Cret De Neige Geneva.jpg|Looking towards [[Geneva]] from the summit
Image:CrêtdeLaNeige.jpeg|Summit of the Crêt de la Neige, with [[Le Reculet]] in the background
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[[Category:Mountains of France]]
[[Category:Geography of Ain]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Jura]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Jura]]
[[Category:Mountains of Rhône-Alpes]]




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Latest revision as of 23:29, 4 September 2024

Le Crêt de la Neige
Le Crêt de la Neige in Thoiry (Ain)
Highest point
Elevation1,720 m (5,640 ft)[1]
Prominence1,260 m (4,130 ft)[2]
Parent peakMont Blanc
Isolation41.3 km (25.7 mi)[3]
Coordinates46°16′15″N 5°56′22″E / 46.27083°N 5.93944°E / 46.27083; 5.93944
Geography
Le Crêt de la Neige is located in France
Le Crêt de la Neige
Le Crêt de la Neige
France
LocationAin, Rhône-Alpes, France
Parent rangeJura Mountains

Le Crêt de la Neige 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 1260 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[4].

  • Looking towards Geneva from the summit
    Looking towards Geneva from the summit
  • Summit of the Crêt de la Neige, with Le Reculet in the background
    Summit of the Crêt de la Neige, with Le Reculet in the background

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the IGN topographic maps [1]
  2. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps [2]. The lowest col between the Jura and the Alps is located at the Canal d’Entreroches (in Switzerland), at approximately 460 metres above sea level.
  3. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The nearest point of higher elevation is northwest of the Montagne de Sous Dine.
  4. ^ 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. [3]


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