With an elevation of 1,606 metres above sea level, the Chasseral is the highest summit in the canton of Bern outside the Alps.

West of the summit is located the Chasseral Ouest (1,552 m), where runs the border with the canton of Neuchâtel.

The Chasseral is the fourth most topographically isolated mountain of Switzerland, although it is the first when considering only easily accessible summits.

This results in a very extensive view over the other mountains of the Jura, the Swiss Plateau, the Alps, the Vosges and the Black Forest.

The summit can be reached from the Chasseral hotel, where there is a bus stop.