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Arrondissement of Gex
Thoiry

Crêt de la Neige

The Crêt de la Neige is the highest peak in the Jura Mountains and the department of in France. Its elevation is 1720 m above sea level. Its prominence is 1266 m.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,717 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Cret de la Neige”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Le Reculet and Grand Crêt.

Peak
Photo: Krzyp, CC BY 2.5 pl.
is the second-highest peak in the Jura Mountains, with an elevation of 1717 metres. It is located in the department of . It is a few kilometres south of the Crêt de la Neige on the territory of the town of Thoiry.

Peak
Photo: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Cross
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is a cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Jean-de-Gonville and Saint-Genis-Pouilly.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern .

Town
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is a commune in the department within the region of eastern . It is located in the Pays de Gex, at the foot of the Jura Mountains.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern . The commune of was created in 1962 from the union of the villages of Chézery and Forens. is situated 8 km southwest of Crêt de la Neige.

Crêt de la Neige

Latitude
46.27093° or 46° 16′ 15″ north
Longitude
5.93963° or 5° 56′ 23″ east
Elevation
1,717 metres (5,633 feet)
Open location code
8FR77WCQ+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26862743
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2990799
Wiki­data ID
Q1142554
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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Venetian—“Crêt de la Neige” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “Crét de la Nê”
  • Basque: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Catalan: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Cebuano: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Chinese: “雪脊”
  • Czech: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Dutch: “Cret de la Neige”
  • Dutch: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كريت د لا نيج”
  • French: “Cret de la Neige”
  • French: “crêt de la Neige”
  • French: “Crêt de la neige”
  • French: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • French: “Crêt De La Neige”
  • Georgian: “ნეჟნი”
  • German: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Hebrew: “קרה דה לה נז‘”
  • Italian: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Japanese: “クレ・ド・ラ・ネージュ”
  • Ladin: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Latvian: “Kredelanēžs”
  • Macedonian: “Крет де ла Неж”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Norwegian: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Polish: “Cret de la Neige”
  • Polish: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Portuguese: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Romanian: “Cret de la Neige”
  • Romanian: “Crêt de la neige”
  • Romanian: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Spanish: “Cret de la Neige”
  • Spanish: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Swedish: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Swiss German: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Crêt de la Neige”
  • Venetian: “Crêt de la Neige”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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