| 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°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 (36.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.7 (45.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 2.9 (37.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | −4.5 (23.9) | 0.6 (33.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 163 (6.4) | 166 (6.5) | 130 (5.1) | 82 (3.2) | 101 (4.0) | 118 (4.6) | 99 (3.9) | 90 (3.5) | 83 (3.3) | 78 (3.1) | 114 (4.5) | 174 (6.9) | 1,396 (55.0) |
| Average 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
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes
- List of the highest Swiss passes
References
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps
- ^ "Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, and Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
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