Dwight Peck's low-res photos

Farms of the Jura in winter

[The Jura mountains run in a southwest-northeast direction along the border between France and Switzerland, from Geneva (Genève) to Basel (Bâle), holding at about 1300-1400 meters altitude (4350-4500 feet), and peaking in the range of 1650 meters (5450 feet). These photos of high alpage farms in winter are mainly from the southwestern end of that range, between the cities of Geneva and Vallorbe.]

Les Frasses

Les Frasses farm on a blustery cold day, 16 December 2000. Les Frasses lies at 1244 meters on the summer mountain road leading from the village of Longirod up to the Crêt de la Neuve.

2 February 2003

February 2003, with Geneva in the background

Les Frasses lies at the foot of the 1300m wall that runs all along the Lake Geneva side of the Jura mountains between Marchairuz and Le Planet overlooking St. Cergue. This is on a grey 12 February 2006.

12 February 2006.

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From the Carte National de la Suisse, 25,000 scale: 1241,  Marchairuz

The red dot indicates Les Frasses.
The blue dot shows La Neuve farm.
The brown dot indicates Perroude de Marchissy.
The yellow dot indicates Les Echadex.
The green dot shows Petit Prés de Rolle.

The purple dot shows the top of the Crêt de la Neuve.
The pink dot shows the cavern called the Glacière de St. George.

Fuel tank at Les Frasses

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Farms of the Jura in winter