Mont Soleil | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,291 m (4,236 ft) |
Prominence | 221 m (725 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Mont Racine |
Coordinates | 47°09′55″N 6°59′20″E / 47.16528°N 6.98889°E |
Geography | |
Location | Bern, Switzerland |
Parent range | Jura Mountains |
Mont Soleil is a mountain of the Jura Mountains, located north of Saint-Imier in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The summit reaches to 1,291 metres (4,236 ft) and the area can be easily accessed with Funiculaire Saint-Imier-Mont-Soleil , a funicular from Saint-Imier, reaching a height of 1,180 m (3,870 ft).
An observatory is located on the summit as well as several wind turbines and a solar park: the former with their presence, the highest is 150 m (490 ft) high, and noise introduced an element of disturbance in the landscape. [2]
Mont Soleil | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,291 m (4,236 ft) |
Prominence | 221 m (725 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Mont Racine |
Coordinates | 47°09′55″N 6°59′20″E / 47.16528°N 6.98889°E |
Geography | |
Location | Bern, Switzerland |
Parent range | Jura Mountains |
Mont Soleil is a mountain of the Jura Mountains, located north of Saint-Imier in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The summit reaches to 1,291 metres (4,236 ft) and the area can be easily accessed with Funiculaire Saint-Imier-Mont-Soleil , a funicular from Saint-Imier, reaching a height of 1,180 m (3,870 ft).
An observatory is located on the summit as well as several wind turbines and a solar park: the former with their presence, the highest is 150 m (490 ft) high, and noise introduced an element of disturbance in the landscape. [2]