Chasseral Pass

Chasseral Pass

The Chasseral Pass seen from Chasseral Ouest
Elevation 1,502 m (4,928 ft)[1]
Traversed by Road
Location Bern/Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Range Jura Mountains
Coordinates 47°08′05″N 07°03′40″E / 47.13472°N 7.06111°ECoordinates: 47°08′05″N 07°03′40″E / 47.13472°N 7.06111°E
Chasseral Pass

Location in Switzerland

Chasseral Pass (German: Gestler) (el. 1502 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains, lying west of the Chasseral. The pass is located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Neuchâtel (north side) and Bern (south side). It is traversed by a road connecting Saint-Imier and Nods, both located in the Bernese Jura. North-east of the pass is the Chasseral Ouest, the highest point of the canton of Neuchâtel.

From the summit of the pass another road leads to the Chasseral hotel (1,548 m) and summit of the Chasseral (1,607 m).

Weather

Climate data for Chasseral Pass
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)
−0.9
(30.4)
0.3
(32.5)
3.2
(37.8)
7.9
(46.2)
11.3
(52.3)
14
(57)
13.3
(55.9)
11
(52)
8
(46)
2.6
(36.7)
0.6
(33.1)
5.9
(42.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4)
−3.4
(25.9)
−2
(28)
0.5
(32.9)
4.8
(40.6)
8.2
(46.8)
10.7
(51.3)
10.4
(50.7)
8.3
(46.9)
5.4
(41.7)
0.2
(32.4)
−2
(28)
3.2
(37.8)
Average low °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1)
−5.7
(21.7)
−4.1
(24.6)
−1.9
(28.6)
2.2
(36)
5.3
(41.5)
7.7
(45.9)
7.6
(45.7)
5.6
(42.1)
2.9
(37.2)
−2.2
(28)
−4.5
(23.9)
0.6
(33.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 163
(6.42)
166
(6.54)
130
(5.12)
82
(3.23)
101
(3.98)
118
(4.65)
99
(3.9)
90
(3.54)
83
(3.27)
78
(3.07)
114
(4.49)
174
(6.85)
1,396
(54.96)
Avg. precipitation days 13.7 11.4 13.6 11.5 14.7 13.3 9.9 10.7 9.5 9.7 11.2 13.6 142.8
Source: MeteoSchweiz [2]

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps
  2. "Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chasseral.

External links