Morond
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 View from the northeast of the Morond |
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| height | 1419 m | |
| location | Department Doubs , France | |
| Mountains | law | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ N , 6 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Morond is a 1419 m high mountain peak in the Jura , west of the Col de Jougne , in France . The dome-shaped summit is on the parish of Métabief ( Doubs department ). The municipality of Longevilles-Mont-d'Or also has a share in the ridge.
The Morond is bounded in the west and north by the wide high valley of the Rouge Bief (right side stream of the Doubs ), in the east by the pass crossing of the Col de Jougne and the valley of the Jougnena to the south. Towards the south, the Morond is separated from the adjacent Mont d'Or by a saddle (the lowest point is 1315 m ) . The watershed between the catchment areas of the Rhine and Rhone runs over the Morond . On the north-eastern slope of the Morond there is a small erosion basin , the upper edge of which is lined with rock walls in various places. It is drained by the Ruisseau de Vaubillon to the Jougnena.
The rock material of the Morond comes from marine sediments of the upper Jurassic period ( Malm limestone ). In structural geological terms, the Morond and the Mont d'Or form a broad anticline , which is interrupted in the east by the deeply cut valley of the Jougnena. This valley runs along a significant shifting of leaves , a fault line that runs across the Jura from Montricher to Pontarlier .
The wide crest of the Morond is partly made of pastures and partly of forest. However, the winter sports facilities are dominant. A chair lift and various ski lifts lead to the summit from several sides. The Morond, together with the neighboring Mont d'Or to the south, forms a popular summer hiking and winter sports area. At the northern foot of the Morond the winter sports center lies Métabief with several hotels and numerous buildings of supplementary accommodation .