Crêt de la Neige

Le Crêt de la Neige is the highest peak in the Jura Mountains and the department of Ain in France. Its elevation is 1720 m above sea level (reported as 1718 m before 2003). Its prominence is 1260 m. It is located in the commune of Thoiry. In 2024, a team of researchers locates the actual highest peak in a protected area and measures its elevation at 1720.83 m, while they found the geodetic marker at Crêt de la Neige at 1718.06 m elevation^[4].

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  Looking towards Geneva from the summit
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  Summit of the Crêt de la Neige, with Le Reculet in the background

Le Crêt de la Neige
Le Crêt de la Neige in Thoiry (Ain)
Highest point
Elevation	1,720 m (5,640 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,260 m (4,130 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Mont Blanc
Isolation	41.3 km (25.7 mi)[3]
Coordinates	46°16′15″N 5°56′22″E
Geography
Le Crêt de la Neige France
Location	Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France
Parent range	Jura Mountains

References

1. Retrieved from the IGN topographic maps
2. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps . The lowest col between the Jura and the Alps is located at the Canal d’Entreroches (in Switzerland), at approximately 460 metres above sea level.
3. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The nearest point of higher elevation is northwest of the Montagne de Sous Dine.
4. Hetényi G., Chagros A.-M., Lemke K., Maharaj A., Baron L. (2024). Détermination du point culminant du massif du Jura. Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne), n° 51, 6 pp.