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Jura

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Crêt de la Neige (1720 m/5643 ft)
Countries	France (75%), Switzerland (25%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (38%), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (26%), Chilean Antarctic Territory (Claim) (7%), Vaud (6%), Grand Est (4%), Bern (4%), Jura (4%), Neuchâtel (3%), Solothurn (3%), Aargau (2%), Basel-Land (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	22,686 sq km / 8,759 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	239 km / 149 mi North-South 266 km / 165 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	46° 41' N; 6° 30' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Jura
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North France-West Rhine Area	Level 3 (Parent)
Brittany Hills	Level 4 (Sibling)
Normandy Hills	Level 4 (Sibling)
North-Central France	Level 4 (Sibling)
Ardennes	Level 4 (Sibling)
Burgundy Hills	Level 4 (Sibling)
Hunsruck	Level 4 (Sibling)
Vosges	Level 4 (Sibling)
Jura	Level 4

Major Peaks of the Jura

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Crêt de la Neige	1720	5643
2.	Le Reculet	1718	5636
3.	Colomby de Gex	1688	5538
4.	Mont Tendre	1679	5509
5.	La Dôle	1677	5502
6.	Pointe de Poêle Chaud	1629	5344
7.	Crêt de la Goutte	1621	5318
8.	Le Chasseron	1607	5272
9.	Chasseral	1606	5269
10.	Le Suchet	1587	5207
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Jura

Colomby de Gex Approaching the summmit of Colomby the Gex (at top right, with an antenna). The trail, with many ups and downs, goes along spectacular drops with good views toward Leman Lake (2021-09-05). Photo by Freddy Zutterman. Click here for larger-size photo.	Crêt de Chalam Crêt de Chalam seen from near la Borne au Lion (2011-09-05). Photo by Freddy Zutterman. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mont d'Or From near the car park, looking SE across the summit of Mont d'Or into Switzerland (2013-09-19). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mont Raimeux The tower on Mt Raimeux (2016-05-30). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.
Hinteri Egg The rock marking the high point (2016-05-30). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.	Geissfluehgrat The summit on a rainy day. (2016-05-31). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.

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