Jura Mountains

E12512

mountain range sub-alpine mountain range

The Jura Mountains are a sub-alpine mountain range in Western Europe known for their forested limestone ridges, karst landscapes, and role as a natural boundary between France and Switzerland.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Jura Mountains canonical	163
Jura Mountains region	11
Jura foothills	5
Jura mountain range	3
Jura mountains	3
Massif du Jura	3
Jura Arc	2
Jura Massif	2
Swiss Jura	2
Albis hills	1
Jura (mountain range)	1
Jura crest	1
Jura hills	1
Jura landscape	1
Jura range	1
Mountains of the Jura	1

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range ⓘ sub-alpine mountain range ⓘ
climate	temperate continental ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
drainageBasin	Doubs River ⓘ surface form: Doubs River basin Rhine ⓘ surface form: Rhine River basin Rhône river basin ⓘ surface form: Rhône River basin
elevation	1720 m ⓘ
extendsIntoRegion	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ canton of Bern ⓘ surface form: Canton of Bern Canton of Jura ⓘ Canton of Neuchâtel ⓘ Canton of Vaud ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	France ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
geologicalComposition	limestone ⓘ
geologicalPeriod	Jurassic ⓘ
geologicalStructure	fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ
hasActivity	cross-country skiing ⓘ cycling ⓘ hiking ⓘ skiing ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	cheese production ⓘ watchmaking ⓘ
hasFeature	caves ⓘ escarpments ⓘ forested ridges ⓘ limestone cliffs ⓘ plateaus ⓘ poljes ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ synclinal valleys ⓘ
hasLandscapeType	karst landscape ⓘ
hasLandUse	forestry ⓘ pastoral farming ⓘ
hasPass	Col de la Faucille ⓘ surface form: Col de Jougne Col de la Faucille ⓘ Col de la Givrine ⓘ
hasPeak	Chasseral ⓘ Crêt de la Neige ⓘ La Dôle ⓘ Le Reculet ⓘ Mont Tendre ⓘ
hasProduct	Comté cheese ⓘ Mont d'Or cheese ⓘ Morbier cheese ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Jura Vaudois Nature Park ⓘ Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura ⓘ
hasTrail	Grande Traversée du Jura ⓘ
highestPoint	Crêt de la Neige ⓘ Crêt de la Neige ⓘ surface form: Le Crêt de la Neige
locatedIn	Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ
mountainSystem	Alps ⓘ
nameEtymology	from Celtic root for forest or mountain ⓘ
nameLanguage	Latin ⓘ
nameOrigin	Jurassic period ⓘ
nearCity	Basel-Stadt ⓘ surface form: Basel Besançon ⓘ Biel/Bienne ⓘ Geneva ⓘ Lausanne ⓘ Neuchâtel ⓘ
orogeny	Alpine orogeny ⓘ
vegetationType	coniferous forest ⓘ mixed forest ⓘ

Referenced by (201)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

France–Switzerland border → followsNaturalFeature → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Romandy → containsRegion → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Romandy → borderFeature → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura mountain range

Switzerland → mountainRange → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Jurassic → namedAfter → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Lake Geneva → locatedNear → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Lake Neuchâtel → locatedNear → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Jurassic Period → namedAfter → Jura Mountains ⓘ

eastern France → containsMountainRange → Jura Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern France

Ferney-Voltaire → near → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Prévessin-Moëns → locatedInGeographicalRegion → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura foothills

Saint-Genis-Pouilly → locatedNear → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Vallorbe–Jougne crossing → locatedIn → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Vallorbe–Jougne crossing → locatedNear → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura crest

Swiss Plateau → liesBetween → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Swiss Plateau → separates → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Swiss Plateau → borders → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Jura → locatedIn → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Charles L’Eplattenier → inspiredBy → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura landscape

Ain River → sourceLocation → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Ain River → locatedIn → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura Mountains region

Ain River → locatedIn → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura Massif

Western Switzerland → hasMountainRange → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Neuchâtel → elevationFeature → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Biel/Bienne → locatedInRegion → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura foothills

Biel/Bienne → locatedNear → Jura Mountains ⓘ

École d’Art de La Chaux-de-Fonds → locatedIn → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swiss Jura

Romandie → hasMountainRange → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Jura Mountains → locatedIn → Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Crêt de la Neige

Jura Mountains → locatedIn → Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura

Jura Mountains → locatedIn → Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Jura Vaudois Nature Park

Jura Mountains → locatedIn → Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Grande Traversée du Jura

Prince of Neuchâtel → historicalRegion → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Franche-Comté → hasPart → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Franche-Comté → locatedIn → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura (mountain range)

Franche-Comté → borderFeature → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Areuse → flowsThrough → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Areuse → sourceLocation → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Areuse → region → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swiss Jura

Grandson → region → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura foothills

Kappel am Albis → locatedInOrOn → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Albis hills

Ain department → hasBorderFeature → Jura Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Ain

village of Ligerz → hasViewOf → Jura Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Ligerz

Seeland region → borderedBy → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Vaud → hasMountainRange → Jura Mountains ⓘ

arrondissement of Gex → locatedIn → Jura Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jura Mountains region

Ornans, Doubs, France → hasNearbyNaturalFeature → Jura Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Ornans

Saint-Imier → locatedIn → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Suze → region → Jura Mountains ⓘ

Belchen → hasPanoramicViewOf → Jura Mountains ⓘ