| Chaumont | |
|---|---|
  Chaumont Location in Switzerland | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 3 km (1.9 mi)  |
| Coordinates | 47°02′25″N 6°58′20″E / 47.04028°N 6.97222°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Jura Mountains |
(Chaumont (Neuchâtel)) is a mountain peak in Switzerland in the Jura Mountains, with a maximum altitude of 1,180 m (3,870 ft).[1] Below the southern face is the city of Neuchâtel and the lake with the same name.
Funiculaire de Chaumont provides access to the summit from Neuchâtel, starting in the station at La Coudre, rising 570m to an altitude of 1087m.[2] At the summit, there is an observatory tower with a viewing platform 60m high, providing panoramic views.[3][4]
Climate
| Climate data for Chaumont (1136m a.s.l., Reference Period 1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.1 (50.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 101.5 (4.00) |
87.1 (3.43) |
84.0 (3.31) |
84.0 (3.31) |
110.5 (4.35) |
107.9 (4.25) |
106.9 (4.21) |
121.2 (4.77) |
94.4 (3.72) |
105.5 (4.15) |
104.2 (4.10) |
128.7 (5.07) |
1,235.9 (48.67) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 49.7 (19.6) |
56.1 (22.1) |
31.3 (12.3) |
14.4 (5.7) |
0.6 (0.2) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.7 (1.1) |
21.4 (8.4) |
54.0 (21.3) |
230.2 (90.7) |
| Source 1: MeteoSwiss[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (precipitation & snowfall)[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Chaumont Peak Topographic Map". Swisstopo. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ "Funiculaires (in French)". Transports publics Neuchâtelois. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ "The Chaumont Panorama Tower". J3L. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ "Experience the Chaumont Panorama Tower". MySwitzerland. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ "Climate tables for normals per station (Reference period 1991−2020)". Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ "Chaumont Climate Normals (precipitation & snow 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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