Le Reculet is the second-highest peak in the Jura Mountains, with an elevation of 1717 metres. It is located in the Ain department of France.[1] It is a few kilometres south of the Crêt de la Neige on the territory of the town of Thoiry.
| Le Reculet | |
|---|---|
 The summit of Le Reculet | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,717 m (5,633 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°15′24″N 5°55′48″E / 46.25667°N 5.93000°E |
| Geography | |
  Le Reculet France | |
| Location | Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Parent range | Jura Mountains |
The summit has views of the Pays de Gex, Geneva, Lake Geneva, the Alps, Mont Blanc, and on clear days the Chaîne des Puys. The inhabitants of Thoiry erected a cross on the summit.
Le Reculet was designated as the highest point of the Jura, until the elevation of the Crêt de la Neige was remeasured as 1720 m instead of 1717.6 m. In 2024, precise measurements give an elevation of 1717.14 metres for Le Reculet, almost a metre lower than the geodetic marker at Crêt de la Neige (1718.06 m), and more than 3 metres lower than the highest point of the Jura (1720.83 m) near Crêt de la Neige.[2]
References
edit- ^ IGN map on Géoportail (in French), as of July 18, 2007
- ^ 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.[1]
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Summit of the Crêt de la Neige, with Le Reculet in the background.
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