Moron (mountain)
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_2.jpg) Moron from the south |
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| height | 1337 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Bern , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | law | |
| Dominance | 9.29 km → Le Buement | |
| Notch height | 406 m ↓ Bellelay | |
| Coordinates | 586 730 / 234 630 | |
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The Moron is a 1337 m above sea level. M. high mountain ridge with observation tower in the Swiss Jura . The summit lies on the floor of the Bernese municipality of Malleray , around 7 km west-southwest of Moutier . The name originally goes back to the Latin name mons rotundus (round mountain).
geography
The ridge of the Moron extends over a length of about 12 km in a west-east direction according to the general fold structure of the Jura in this region. On average, it is around 2 to 3 km wide. The height of the Moron is limited in the south by the valley basin of the Vallée de Tavannes , in the west by the moorland of La Sagne near Bellelay , in the north by the so-called Petit Val , a longitudinal basin that is drained by the Sorne and the Ruisseau de Tchaïbez , and to the east of the Grand Val , the basin of Moutier.
The steep flanks of the Moron are covered with thick beech and fir forests. On the mostly 0.5 to 1 km wide ridge area there are extensive Jura high pastures and several mountain farms. The pastureland is delimited by the characteristic dry stone walls.
geology
From a structural and geological point of view, the moron forms an anticline of the Jura folds . This anticline, which is relatively wide due to a thrust in the western part, becomes noticeably narrower towards the east and dips towards the Moutier basin. The upcoming competent rock layers of the Upper Jurassic Period ( Malm ) are exposed in various places. Especially on the northern flank of the Moron, the limestone layers could be attacked by erosion and partially removed, creating several combes here.
gallery
Observation tower (2004)
View from the Moronturm towards the Alps, especially the Bernese Alps .
Observation tower
An observation tower designed by Mario Botta has stood on the mountain since 2004 .