Chasseral
Chasseral Ouest
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Jura Mountains · Bern · SwitzerlandSummit weather, forecast and climate
Moron
1,337 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,337 mabove sea level
Prominence393 mindependent height
Isolation9.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
47.26° N, 7.26° EElevation 1,337 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,337 m
- Mid-mountain1,100 m
- Valley · Souboz863 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Moron in brief
Moron rises to 1,337 m in the Jura Mountains, Bern, Switzerland. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 393 m.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.
The nearest town in the atlas is Souboz, 2.0 km to the NW at 863 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,337 m · 4,386 ft
- Prominence
- 393 m
- Range
- Jura Mountains
- Region
- Bern
- Country
- Switzerland
- Coordinates
- 47.2625, 7.2636
- Nearest airport
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · 42 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Moron by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 2° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low | -4° | -5° | -2° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 112 mm | 99 mm | 114 mm | 105 mm | 148 mm | 128 mm | 136 mm | 136 mm | 124 mm | 128 mm | 111 mm | 136 mm |
| Cloud cover | 53% | 51% | 51% | 50% | 49% | 43% | 37% | 38% | 44% | 51% | 56% | 57% |
| Daylight | 8h 53 | 10h 17 | 11h 51 | 13h 35 | 15h 04 | 15h 54 | 15h 34 | 14h 17 | 12h 37 | 10h 56 | 9h 22 | 8h 30 |
| Month score | 18 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 52 | 64 | 63 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 1,150 m | 1,100 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | 2,600 m | 3,150 m | 3,450 m | 3,450 m | 2,850 m | 2,400 m | 1,650 m | 1,250 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Moron in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of SwitzerlandPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasseral | 1,607 m | 666 m | 21 km SW | 17° |
| Petit Chasseral | 1,571 m | – | 21 km SW | 16° |
| Chasseral Ouest | 1,552 m | 12 m | 23 km SW | 17° |
| Le Houbel | 1,503 m | – | 19 km SW | 17° |
| La Cornette | 1,494 m | – | 23 km SW | 17° |
| L'Egasse | 1,460 m | – | 22 km SW | 18° |
| Hasenmatt | 1,445 m | 618 m | 14 km E | 18° |
| Stallflue | 1,409 m | – | 13 km E | 19° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Pontenet
Bern · 2.5 km S
14°Oct high
13wet days
39score
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Malleray
Bern · 2.8 km S
14°Oct high
13wet days
39score
·Hiking
Hikes nearby
Routes that pass within about a kilometre of the summit.
Around here
Souboz and around
Nature
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Raus
River
Cave of Sainte-Colombe, archaeological site of the Bronze Age, the Roman period and the Middle Ages
Cave
Mountains
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Petit Chasseral
1,571 m
Heritage
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Souboz
Swiss townscape worthy of protection
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Former Premonstratensian Abbey and Abbey Church
Swiss townscape worthy of protection · 1101
Museums
Museum of art and history of the Jura (collection)
Art museum
Museum of the automatic lathe and the history of Moutier
Technology museum








































