Saksi (mountain)
| Saksi | |
|---|---|
| Sokse / Saksa | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,189 m (7,182 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 179 m (587 ft)[1][3] |
| Parent peak | Storebjørn |
| Isolation | 0.322 km (0.200 mi)[1] |
| Coordinates | 61°33′42″N 8°08′01″E / 61.56163°N 8.13352°E[4] |
| Geography | |
  Saksi Location of the mountain  Saksi Saksi (Norway) | |
| Location | Innlandet, Norway |
| Parent range | Jotunheimen |
| Topo map | 1518 II Galdhøpiggen |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1886 Carl Hall, Mathias Soggemoen |
Saksi or Sokse is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,189-metre (7,182 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain lies in the Smørstabbtindene mountains and it is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Rundhøe to the northeast; Stetinden and Stehøi to the southeast; Gravdalstinden, Storebjørn, and Veslebjørn to the south; Kalven to the southwest; and Kniven and Store Smørstabbtinden to the north.[1] The first known ascent was in 1886 by Carl Hall and Mathias Soggemoen.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sokse". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Saksi". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
- ^ a b Røyne, Eivind (1985). Fjell i Norge over 1800 meter (in Norwegian). Oslo.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Sokse, Lom" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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