Ruchen
The Ruchen is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn. It lies between Langenbruck and Eptingen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,123 metres
- Description: Jura Chain, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Ruchen (Jura Mountains)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Belchenflue and Santelhöchi Pass.
Belchenflue
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Belchenflue is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn, south of Eptingen. The nearby Belchenflue Pass links the two cantons.
Santelhöchi Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Ulflulfl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santelhöchi Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Egerkingen and Bärenwil. The pass is the shortest route from the Autobahn intersection at Egerkingen to Langenbruck, Waldenburg, Liestal, and Basel.
Oberer Hauenstein Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberer Hauenstein Pass is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains on the border between the cantons of Basel-Country and Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Balsthal and Waldenburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hägendorf and Langenbruck.
Hägendorf
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hägendorf is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Langenbruck
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Langenbruck is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
Eptingen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eptingen is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Ruchen
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Hägendorf, Olten District, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.3623° or 47° 21′ 44″ northLongitude
7.8071° or 7° 48′ 26″ eastElevation
1,123 metres (3,684 feet)Open location code
8FV99R64+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 470509042OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q15273633
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Ruchen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل روشن”
- Chinese: “魯興山 (汝拉山)”
- Chinese: “魯興山”
- Ladin: “Ruchen (Jura Mountains)”
- Ladin: “Ruchen”
- Persian: “روچن (کوههای ژورا)”
- Persian: “روچن”
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Localities in the Area
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