Chasseral

The Chasseral is a mountain of the Jura Mountains, overlooking Lake Biel in the Swiss canton of Bern. With an elevation of 1,606 metres above sea level, the Chasseral is the highest summit in the canton of Bern outside the Alps. It is also both the northernmost and easternmost mountain reaching over 1,500 metres in the Jura Mountains. West of the summit is located the Chasseral Ouest (1,552 m), where runs the border with the canton of Neuchâtel. The Chasseral Pass is located further on the west.

Chasseral
View from Lake Biel (south side)
Highest point
Elevation1,606 m (5,269 ft) [1]
Prominence666 m (2,185 ft) [2]
Parent peakCrêt de la Neige
Isolation49.5 km (30.8 mi) [3]
Coordinates47°07′59″N 7°03′34″E 
Geography
Chasseral
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern, Switzerland
Parent rangeJura Mountains

The Chasseral is the fourth most topographically isolated mountain of Switzerland, although it is the first when considering only easily accessible summits. This results in a very extensive view over the other mountains of the Jura, the Swiss Plateau, the Alps, the Vosges and the Black Forest. The summit can be reached from the Chasseral hotel, where there is a bus stop.

The Chasseral summit in winter

Climate
Climate data for Chasseral (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 0.2
(32.4)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 1.4
(34.5)		 4.6
(40.3)		 9.7
(49.5)		 13.0
(55.4)		 15.5
(59.9)		 15.1
(59.2)		 11.5
(52.7)		 8.4
(47.1)		 3.1
(37.6)		 0.9
(33.6)		 6.9
(44.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 1.5
(34.7)		 6.1
(43.0)		 9.3
(48.7)		 11.7
(53.1)		 11.5
(52.7)		 8.3
(46.9)		 5.4
(41.7)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 3.9
(39.0)
Average low °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 3.4
(38.1)		 6.4
(43.5)		 8.7
(47.7)		 8.9
(48.0)		 5.9
(42.6)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 1.3
(34.3)
Average relative humidity (%) 74 76 81 82 82 83 81 81 84 79 77 76 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 98 99 115 129 137 148 176 164 133 123 92 82 1,497
Source: MeteoSwiss [4]

See also

References
  1. Retrieved from the 1:25,000 Swisstopo topographic map.
  2. Approximation. The key col is located between Les Verrières and Saint-Sulpice at approximately 940 metres. See Swisstopo maps
  3. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is near the Pfyffe.
  4. "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013. The weather station elevation is 1,599 meters above sea level.


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