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Dent de Vaulion · 1,483 m · 7.0 km NE
Lake · Canton of Vaud

Lac de Joux

1,004 m3,294 ft
Area
8.67 km²
Max depth
21 m
Tonight
1°CSleet · Wind 24 km/h SW

Lac de Joux is a lake at 1,004 m above sea level in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 8.67 km² in area and 9.0 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,004 m
Length
9.0 km
Shoreline
21.5 km
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Lake

Lac de Joux in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

9.0 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
21.5 km≈5½ h to walk around
3D map

Lac de Joux 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 11 × 11 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Lac de Joux 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.

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Lac de Joux elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lac de Joux weather

Tonight · Sleet · 1°C (34°F) · 4.5 mm · Wind 24 km/h SW

Lac de Joux forecast for about 1,004 m.

  • Tonight1°4.5 mm24 km/h SW
  • Today1°3°13.7 mm28 km/h SW
  • Sun1°8°14.9 mm31 km/h SW
  • Mon1°11°–11 km/h SW
  • Tue7°16°0.3 mm6 km/h W
  • Wed5°9°0.4 mm10 km/h NE
  • Thu4°11°–9 km/h NE
  • Fri4°12°–3 km/h NW
  • Sat5°10°6.1 mm4 km/h W
  • Sun0°6°3.2 mm13 km/h W

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

Camping & parking near Lac de Joux

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lac de Joux, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.6 km NNW

    +2 more within 0.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    La Sauvagère

    1.7 km E · +2 more within 3.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping du Lac de Joux

    2.9 km WSW · +1 more within 4.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge Les Ermitages

    4.1 km ENE · +2 more within 5.0 km

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All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Parking0.6 km NNW
Parking0.9 km NNW
Parking0.9 km NNW
La SauvagèreCaravan site1.7 km E
Le TéléskiCaravan site2.6 km ENE
Camping du Lac de JouxCampsite2.9 km WSW
Stellplatz Parking 1, Le ChenitCaravan site3.0 km WSW
Village de TipisCampsite4.0 km ENE
Refuge Les ErmitagesHut4.1 km ENE
La PalestineHut4.3 km NNE
Hut5.0 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 11 × 11 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 77% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
77.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
19.1%
Steep, 30–45°
3.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.3%
Steeper than 30°
3.8% of the 121 km² view
Relief in view
791 m low point 885 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 61.3%Grassland 29.2%Water 7.8%Built-up 1.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 5.5 km of Lac de Joux.

NESW5 km10 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Haut du Mollendruz1,440 m 4.6 km E
  2. 2L'Aouille1,147 m 4.6 km NE
  3. 3Mont Tendre1,679 m 5.2 km SSE
  4. 4Les Agouillons1,216 m 5.3 km NE
  5. 5Châtel1,432 m 5.5 km ESE
Where it sits

Where Lac de Joux sits

Range
Jura Mountains26
Region
Canton of Vaud18Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Jura Mountains 6
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Downloads

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Sources

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, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia