Belchenflue

Belchenflue

The summit
Highest point
Elevation 1,099 m (3,606 ft)
Prominence 44 m (144 ft) [1]
Parent peak Ruchen
Coordinates 47°21′46″N 7°48′38″E / 47.36278°N 7.81056°E / 47.36278; 7.81056Coordinates: 47°21′46″N 7°48′38″E / 47.36278°N 7.81056°E / 47.36278; 7.81056
Geography
Belchenflue

Location in Switzerland

Location Basel-Landschaft/Solothurn, Switzerland
Parent range Jura 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 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]

References

  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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