Mont Risoux

Mont Risoux
Le Gros Crêt

Mont Risoux (right) from the Vallée de Joux
Highest point
Elevation 1,419 m (4,656 ft)
Prominence 169 m (554 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mont d'Or
Coordinates 46°39′39″N 06°14′32″E / 46.66083°N 6.24222°E / 46.66083; 6.24222Coordinates: 46°39′39″N 06°14′32″E / 46.66083°N 6.24222°E / 46.66083; 6.24222
Geography
Mont Risoux

Location in Switzerland

Location Vaud, Switzerland
Doubs, France
Parent range Jura Mountains

Mont Risoux (or Grand Risoux) is a large wooded crest of the Jura Mountains, located between France and Switzerland. The culminating point (1,419 m), lying on the border between the department of Doubs and the canton of Vaud, is named Gros Crêt.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the mountain at 1,250 metres.


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