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 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.]
Mont
de Bière Devant
Mont
de Bière Devant farm lies at 1520 meters altitude only 500 meters southeast
of Mont de Bière, but two little
ridges rise between them.
16
February 2003, from the south
Slumpy, 22 March 2009
The
flagpole near Mont de Bière Devant farm, 4 March 2000. 
The
flagpole just east of the farm building, 2 January 2004 
The
flagpole from the south, March 2004 
From
the flagpole, looking southwest toward Lake Geneva (Lac Léman). The city of Geneva
lies at the right end of the lake. March 2000. 
Another
view from the flagpole, showing the popularity of the place amongst snowshoers
and the odd skier, 16 February 2003. 
And
from the other side, on the little ridge above, 22 March 2003. 
In March
2000.
From
the Carte National de la Suisse, 25,000 scale: 1241, Marchairuz
The
red dot marks the farm of Mont de Bière Devant -- the green dot Mont de Bière
itself, and the orange is the farm of Mont de Bière Derrière. The
blue dot marks the spot where young Marlowe T. Peck
camped with her Papa in late December 1994. 
Mont
de Bière Devant from Mont de Bière to the northwest, 5 January 2003.
The farm and flagpole lies on the other side of the ridge on the horizon. 
The
flagpole near Mont de Bière Devant from the northeast, February 2003. 
November
2007
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All rights reserved, all wrongs avenged. Posted 25 February 2001, revised 6 May 2009.
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