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Belchenflue

Coordinates: 47°21′46″N 7°48′38″E / 47.36278°N 7.81056°E / 47.36278; 7.81056
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Belchenflue
The summit
Highest point
Elevation1,099 m (3,606 ft)
Prominence44 m (144 ft)[1]
Parent peakRuchen
Coordinates47°21′46″N 7°48′38″E / 47.36278°N 7.81056°E / 47.36278; 7.81056
Geography
Belchenflue is located in Switzerland
Belchenflue
Belchenflue
Location in Switzerland
LocationBasel-Landschaft/Solothurn, Switzerland
Parent rangeJura Mountains

The Belchenflue is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn, south of Eptingen. The nearby Belchenflue Pass links the two cantons.

The mountain is also known as the Swiss Belchen (Schweizer Belchen) and is part of the so-called Belchen System, a group of mountains with the name "Belchen" that may have been part of a Celtic sun calendar.[2]

Distant view from the Belchenflue to the Bernese Alps in a distance of about 100 km

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 1,055 metres.
  2. ^ Chevrier, Jean-François. From Basel - Herzog & de Meuron, Basel: Birkhäuser, 2016, p. 52.
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