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Crêt de la Neige
- Prominence
- 1,236 m4,056 ft
- Isolation
- 41 km
- Tonight
- -3°CSnow · Wind 14 km/h SW
Crêt de la Neige is a 1,718 m (5,636 ft) mountain in the Jura Mountains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
All facts
- Elevation
- 1,718 m · 5,636 ft
- Nearest higher peak
- montagne de Cou (1,809 m)
- Range
- Jura Mountains
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Coordinates
- 46.2707° N, 5.9401° E
Crêt de la Neige 3D map
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Crêt de la Neige terrain and contours
50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Crêt de la Neige elevation profile
West → east through the summit
Crêt de la Neige weather
Tonight · Snow · -3°C (27°F) · 2.3 mm · Wind 14 km/h SW
Crêt de la Neige forecast for the summit, about 1,718 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 429 m.
- Tonight-3°2.3 mm14 km/h SWBase 4°
- Today-3°-1°14.2 mm20 km/h SBase 4 / 7°
- Sun-4°4°16.9 mm23 km/h SBase 4 / 12°
- Mon-5°8°–6 km/h WBase 3 / 15°
- Tue2°12°0.2 mm5 km/h SBase 9 / 20°
- Wed-1°7°0.3 mm7 km/h NBase 7 / 15°
- Thu-2°7°–5 km/h EBase 6 / 15°
- Fri-2°9°–3 km/h NEBase 6 / 17°
- Sat0°6°1.2 mm6 km/h NWBase 8 / 14°
- Sun-5°1°4.5 mm12 km/h NWBase 2 / 9°
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.
Camping & parking near Crêt de la Neige
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Crêt de la Neige, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest hut
Refuge Curson
Nearest parking
1.4 km NW
Nearest campsite
2.7 km NNE
Nearest trailhead
2.9 km SSE
Nearest caravan site
Aire Municipale Lélex
All mapped places 13
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Refuge CursonHut | 0.6 km S |
| Parking | 1.4 km NW |
| Thoiry DevantHut | 1.5 km S |
| Parking | 1.6 km WNW |
| Parking | 1.8 km W |
| Chalet du NardéransHut | 2.6 km S |
| Campsite | 2.7 km NNE |
| Trailhead | 2.9 km SSE |
| Aire Municipale LélexCaravan site | 3.4 km N |
| Campsite | 3.4 km N |
| Ferme découverte de l'EnquerneCampsite | 5.4 km WNW |
| Aire de camping-car - La PesseCaravan site | 7.2 km WNW |
| Site de Terre-BlancheCaravan site | 7.7 km W |
Slope
Share of the 9 × 9 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 15.5% of the 81 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,285 m low point 429 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 4.5 km, measured from the Crêt de la Neige summit.
Summit list 4
- 1Grand Crêt1,702 m 1.4 km NE
- 2Le Reculet1,717 m 1.7 km SSW
- 3Montoisey1,680 m 2.5 km NE
- 4Brie1,680 m 3.1 km SSW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.5 km; 674 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Northern Chamois25
- Fringed Pink19
- Early Purple Orchid16
- Apollo14
- Black Redstart11
- Small Tortoiseshell11
Where Crêt de la Neige sits
- Range
- Jura Mountains26
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes44France176Europe2,143
Nearby places
Col de la FaucillePass · 1,323 m↑13 km NNE
La DôlePeak · 1,677 m↑21 km NE
La BarillettePeak · 1,528 m↑23 km NE
Lac de NantuaLake · 475 m↑30 km WSW
Col du MarchairuzPass · 1,447 m↑39 km NE
More in the Jura Mountains 6
Crêt de la Neige downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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How accurate is this?
within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,712 m at the summit; the official height is 1,718 m.
A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 1,718 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 1,712 m | -6 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 1,707 m | -11 m |
Data sources
- Terrain
- Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-23)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Accuracy comparison, Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia