Belchenflue
The Belchenflue is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn, south of Eptingen. The nearby Belchenflue Pass links the two cantons.
| Belchenflue | |
|---|---|
 The summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,099 m (3,606 ft) |
| Prominence | 44 m (144 ft) [1] |
| Parent peak | Ruchen |
| Coordinates | 47°21′46″N 7°48′38″E |
| Geography | |
  Belchenflue Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Basel-Landschaft/Solothurn, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Jura Mountains |
The mountain is also known as the Swiss Belchen (Schweizer Belchen) and is part of the so-called Belchen System, a group of mountains with the name "Belchen" that may have been part of a Celtic sun calendar.[2]
Distant view from the Belchenflue to the Bernese Alps in a distance of about 100 km
References
- Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 1,055 metres.
- Chevrier, Jean-François. From Basel - Herzog & de Meuron, Basel: Birkhäuser, 2016, p. 52.
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