Jiehkkevárri
Jiehkkevárri rises to 1,834 m. Kveita stands 1,751 m to the northeast, 1.6 miles off.
The story
Jiehkkevárri (alternative spellings: Jiekkevarri, Jiekkevarre, or Jæggevarre) is a mountain on the border of Lyngen Municipality and Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is the highest mountain in Troms and has the second highest prominence (primary factor) among Norwegian mountains. The 1,834-metre (6,017 ft) tall mountain sits about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the village of Lakselvbukt and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of the village of Lyngseidet. The first people known to have climbed it were Geoffrey Hastings (British) and Elias Hogrenning (Norwegian) in 1899. Its summit is ice-capped and any ascent involves a crossing of crevassed glaciers. Therefore, climbing it needs guiding by experienced mountaineers. In winter, an experienced ski-mountaineer can traverse Jiehkkevárri in one long day, descending almost from the top via the steep, northeast facing couloir, described by the late Andreas Fransson as "a future classic for the new generation of mountain skiers". The descent route is exposed to serac fall from above, and is generally not recommended for ascending.
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Wikidata Q1688935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1834 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kveita: 1.6 mi
- Holmbukttinden: 2.0 mi
- Bálggesvárri: 2.3 mi
- Bálggesvárri: 2.6 mi
- Bálggesvárri: 3.5 mi
- Ruohtogorži: 4.6 mi
- Dalfossen: 6.9 mi
- Dalfossen - Vyölinenkoski: 6.9 mi
- Stålfossen: 7.6 mi
- Storfossen: 7.8 mi
- Oksen: 8.4 mi
- Ørnbergan - Goaskinbákti: 11.4 mi
- Nakkeenden: 13.2 mi
- Koppangsfjellet: 17.2 mi
- Koppangsfjellet: 17.4 mi
- Lakselvbukt naturreservat: 6.4 mi
- Røykeneselva naturreservat: 10.6 mi
- Skibotnutløpet naturreservat: 11.0 mi
- Lavangselva naturreservat: 15.5 mi
- Lullefjellet naturreservat: 15.5 mi
- Skibotn markedsplass: 10.8 mi
- Gamslett fiskarbondegård: 13.9 mi
- Davvi álbmogiid dálážiid musea / Samtidsmuseet for nordlige folk: 16.2 mi
- Fjordmuseet: 22.2 mi
- Holmenes sjøsamiske gård: 23.7 mi
- Rottenvik fort: 13.2 mi
- Arøyholmen kystfort: 18.6 mi
- Lattervik kystfort: 21.3 mi
- Spåkenes Kystfort: 24.6 mi
- Bønnesteinen: 9.8 mi
- Tromsø Lapland: 14.1 mi
- Fjellheisen nedre stasjon: 24.6 mi
- Gollis: 11.3 mi
- Oppkomstådra: 15.0 mi
- Nakkesanden: 21.9 mi
- Freidigtunet: 22.9 mi
- Pølsevevet: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Jiehkkevárri. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kveita | NE 48° | 1,751 m | 1.6 mi |
| Fugldalstinden | NNW 343° | 1,689 m | 3.5 mi |
| Holmbukttinden | W 272° | 1,666 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bálggesvárri | S 182° | 1,627 m | 2.6 mi |
| Store Lakselvtinden | SW 219° | 1,616 m | 5.7 mi |
| Nállangáisi | S 190° | 1,595 m | 4.6 mi |
| Imbodentinden | SW 214° | 1,565 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bálggesvárri | S 187° | 1,564 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:42 | 16:37 | 17:56 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:29 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/26863278
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