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Dent de Vaulion · 1,483 m · 15 km NE
Canton of Vaud

Vallée de Joux

Floor1,045 m3,428 ft
Depth
214 m
Rim
1,259 m
Length
0.8 km
Tonight
-1°CSnow · Wind 23 km/h W

Vallée de Joux is up to 214 m deep: the rim reaches 1,259 m and the floor 1,045 m, along 0.8 km.

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Floor
1,045 m
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Vallée de Joux 3D map

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Vallée de Joux topographic map

25 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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Vallée de Joux elevation profile

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Weather

Vallée de Joux weather

Tonight · Snow · -1°C (30°F) · 6.2 mm · Wind 23 km/h W

Vallée de Joux forecast for about 1,259 m.

  • Tonight-1°6.2 mm23 km/h W
  • Today0°1°15.2 mm30 km/h SW
  • Sun-1°7°16.9 mm33 km/h SW
  • Mon0°11°–11 km/h SW
  • Tue7°17°0.6 mm8 km/h W
  • Wed3°9°0.4 mm11 km/h E
  • Thu3°11°–10 km/h E
  • Fri4°12°–3 km/h SW
  • Sat4°10°7.0 mm5 km/h NW
  • Sun-2°5°4.5 mm17 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 Vallée de Joux

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.3 km W

    +2 more within 0.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Centre Sportif Vallée de Joux

    2.3 km NNE · +2 more within 5.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Chalet de la Croix

    2.7 km SSW · +2 more within 4.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping du Lac de Joux

    5.5 km NNE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km W
Parking0.3 km NW
Parking0.3 km NW
Centre Sportif Vallée de JouxCaravan site2.3 km NNE
Chalet de la CroixHut2.7 km SSW
Cabane scoute du SentierHut2.7 km NNE
Fontaine FroideCaravan site3.7 km SE
Bois de CaboulesHut4.6 km SSW
Stellplatz Parking 1, Le ChenitCaravan site5.4 km NNE
Camping du Lac de JouxCampsite5.5 km NNE
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 84% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
84.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
13.8%
Steep, 30–45°
1.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
1.8% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
709 m low point 898 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 68.9%Grassland 26.3%Water 2.9%Built-up 1.6%

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

Where it sits

Where Vallée de Joux sits

Range
Jura Mountains26
Region
Canton of Vaud18Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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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
Official website · Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia