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The cut
328 metres, to scale.
A slice through Gorges du Fourpéret where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.
328m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
17.6km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
19°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
849m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
3 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 22 °C on the floor, against 19 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from June to August. The rim freezes at night from November to March.
- 1°-2°Jan
- 2°-1°Feb
- 7°4°Mar
- 12°9°Apr
- 15°12°May
- 20°17°Jun
- 22°19°Jul
- 22°19°Aug
- 18°15°Sep
- 13°10°Oct
- 6°4°Nov
- 2°-1°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Gorges du Fourpéret is a canyon in France, cut by the Doubs river. The relief model measures 328 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 448 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 18 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Jougnenearest town · 7.2 km in a straight line
- Parking 340 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Belvédère des Deux Lacsnearest viewpoint · 2.1 km from the floor
- Geneva International Airport (GVA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 60 km in a straight lineCar hire at GVA airport (Geneva)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From June to Augustbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Doubs runs highest from October to June.
The Doubs carries about 6.9 m³/s on average here.
- 10 m³/sJan
- 8.0 m³/sFeb
- 11 m³/sMar
- 8.5 m³/sApr
- 10 m³/sMay
- 7.0 m³/sJun
- 4.3 m³/sJul
- 4.1 m³/sAug
- 2.8 m³/sSep
- 6.0 m³/sOct
- 6.7 m³/sNov
- 9.2 m³/sDec
From about 2.8 m³/s in the lowest month to 11 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 178 km².
Follow the Doubs from source to mouth on Riveryas
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 24 × 24 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmBelvedere des Charmois, Belvédère des Deux Lacs and 3 more
- 7marked hiking routes within 4 kmSentier du Tour du Lac, Le fort Saint Antoine n°10, Sentier du Berger des Vaches and 4 more
- 9footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmChemin du Tour du Lac and 8 more
- 2swimming spots within 3 km
- 1named waterfalls within 4 kmPont du Lhaut
- 1caves within 3 km
- 99car parks within 3 km
- 47information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 8bus stops within 2 km
- 12campsites within 8 kmCamping Municipal de la Source du Doubs, Camping Saint-Point-Lac, Aire de camping-car de Saint-Point-Lac and 9 more
- 54hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmLes Sapins de l'Amitié, Gîte Etape La Randonnée, Cabane de la Gymn "Mont d'Or - Bellevue" and 51 more
- 11restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Jougne7.2 km in a straight line
- Vallorbe8.5 km in a straight line
- Les Fourgs11 km in a straight line
- Frasne15 km in a straight line
- La Cluse-et-Mijoux15 km in a straight line
- Pontarlier16 km in a straight line
- Sainte-Croix17 km in a straight line
- Le Chenit18 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Gorges du Fourpéret.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Cascadyas1 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas14 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas5 lakes within 15 kmComing soonFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Afternoon · rim | -2 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | -1 |
| Night · rim | -7 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -6 |
| Rain (mm) | 102 | 81 | 97 | 85 | 122 | 109 | 104 | 109 | 85 | 106 | 102 | 116 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Sun hours/day | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | -2 | -7 | 102 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 2 | -1 | -7 | 81 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 7 | 4 | -4 | 97 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 12 | 9 | -1 | 85 | 6.5 |
| May | 15 | 12 | 3 | 122 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 20 | 17 | 7 | 109 | 8.4 |
| Jul | 22 | 19 | 9 | 104 | 8.5 |
| Aug | 22 | 19 | 9 | 109 | 7.6 |
| Sep | 18 | 15 | 5 | 85 | 6.4 |
| Oct | 13 | 10 | 1 | 106 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 6 | 4 | -3 | 102 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 2 | -1 | -6 | 116 | 1.7 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (849 m) and the rim (1,296 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 57% | 176% | 92% | 41% | 97% | 146% | 31% | 84% | 103% | 186% | 29% | 94% |
| 2021 | 124% | 69% | 64% | 46% | 135% | 133% | 180% | 66% | 69% | 84% | 60% | 145% |
| 2022 | 56% | 119% | 29% | 132% | 43% | 104% | 27% | 72% | 198% | 82% | 130% | 101% |
| 2023 | 94% | 19% | 131% | 128% | 65% | 44% | 83% | 84% | 60% | 158% | 252% | 138% |
| 2024 | 108% | 107% | 102% | 127% | 149% | 128% | 84% | 77% | 218% | 152% | 75% | 111% |
| 2025 | 142% | 55% | 48% | 89% | 70% | 119% | 114% | 108% | 182% | 149% | 154% | 30% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Gorges du Fourpéret
France
- 328 mDepth
- 18 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 19°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q88949510) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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