Jura Mountains
The Jura Mountains (/ˈ(d)ʒʊərə/ JOOR-ə, ZHOOR-ə) are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate a long part of the French–Swiss border. While the Jura range proper ("folded Jura", Faltenjura) is located in France and Switzerland, the range continues as the Table Jura ("not folded Jura", Tafeljura) northeastwards through northern Switzerland and Germany.
| Jura Mountains | |
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View towards Lélex from near the Crêt de la Neige | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Crêt de la Neige |
| Elevation | 1,720 m (5,640 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°16′15″N 5°56′22″E |
| Geography | |
Satellite image of the Jura Mountains (mostly dark green area in the upper left half of the image)
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| Countries | France and Switzerland |
| Regions/Cantons | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Jura, Bern, Solothurn, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau and Zurich |
| Range coordinates | 46°40′N 6°15′E |
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