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Canton of Neuchâtel

Val de Travers

Floor722 m2,369 ft
Depth
561 m
Rim
1,285 m
Length
15.1 km
Tonight
0°CSnow · Wind 22 km/h SW

Val de Travers is up to 561 m deep: the rim reaches 1,285 m and the floor 722 m, along 15.1 km.

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Floor
722 m
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Depth

Depth of Val de Travers

Up to 561 m deep (typically 522 m) along the 15.1 km in view.

6008001,0001,2001,400561 mrimfloor051015.1 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Val de Travers 3D map

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Topographic map

Val de Travers 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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Val de Travers elevation profile

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Weather

Val de Travers weather

Tonight · Snow · 0°C (32°F) · 1.1 mm · Wind 22 km/h SW

Val de Travers forecast for about 1,285 m.

  • Tonight0°1.1 mm22 km/h SW
  • Today0°3°11.0 mm28 km/h SW
  • Sun1°7°13.1 mm31 km/h SW
  • Mon1°8°–10 km/h SW
  • Tue5°13°0.1 mm6 km/h W
  • Wed3°8°0.2 mm8 km/h NE
  • Thu1°7°–9 km/h E
  • Fri2°8°–3 km/h SE
  • Sat3°8°7.0 mm4 km/h W
  • Sun-1°5°2.0 mm14 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 Val de Travers

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km NNW

    +2 more within 0.2 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping à la ferme La Coué

    1.3 km SSW

  • Nearest hut

    Les Petites Fauconnières

    3.1 km SE · +2 more within 5.0 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Couvet

    3.2 km WSW · +1 more within 4.0 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km NNW
Parking0.1 km NW
Parking0.2 km WSW
Camping à la ferme La CouéCampsite1.3 km SSW
Les Petites FauconnièresHut3.1 km SE
Stellplatz CouvetCaravan site3.2 km WSW
Aire d'accueil - Noiraigue Le DevinsCaravan site4.0 km ENE
Cabane PerrenoudHut4.3 km ESE
Grand VyHut5.0 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 68% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
67.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
24.4%
Steep, 30–45°
7.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.5%
Steeper than 30°
7.7% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
841 m low point 622 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 52.5%Grassland 43.4%Built-up 2.0%Cropland 2.0%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Val de Travers.

NESW2 km5 km1234567
Summit list 7
  1. 1Le Mont de Couvet1,015 m 2.0 km WNW
  2. 2Crêt du Sapel1,210 m 3.5 km N
  3. 3Crêt du Cervelet1,293 m 3.8 km NNW
  4. 4Crêt du Vent1,308 m 3.9 km NNW
  5. 5Mont Brenin1,278 m 4.0 km WNW
  6. 6Le Soliat1,465 m 4.9 km E
  7. 7Crêt Teni1,422 m 5.0 km ESE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 880 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Alpine Ibex119
  • Spring gentian28
  • Great Yellow Gentian26
  • Five-leaflet Bittercress23
  • Early Purple Orchid23
  • Perennial Cornflower20
Where it sits

Where Val de Travers sits

Range
Jura Mountains26
Region
Canton of Neuchâtel5Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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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 2026-09-22)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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
Official website · Wikidata · GeoNames