Jiehkkevárri

Jiehkkevárri
Jiekkevarre with its glacier towering over the ice-free Balsfjord. February 2009.
Highest point
Elevation	1,834 m (6,017 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	1,741 m (5,712 ft)[1][3] 2nd in Norway
Isolation	157 to 159 km (98 to 99 mi)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	69.4693°N 19.8776°E / 69.4693; 19.8776[4]
Geography
Location of the mountain
Location	Troms, Norway
Parent range	Lyngen Alps
Topo map	1633 IV Storfjord
Climbing
First ascent	1899
Easiest route	Skiing

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.^[5][6]

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".^[7] The descent route is exposed to serac fall from above, and is generally not recommended for ascending.

Name

The name is a compound of the Sami language words jiehkki which means "glacier" and várri which means "mountain".

See also

• List of highest points of Norwegian counties
• List of European ultra prominent peaks

References

1. "Europe Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
2. "Jiehkkevárri". yr.no. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
3. The key col is at 69°12′N 19°45′E and the parent peak is Kebnekaise
4. "Jiehkkevárri, Tromsø (Troms)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
5. Dyer, Anthony; Robertson, I.H.; Baddeley, J.M. (2006). Walks and Scrambles in Norway. Rockbuy Limited. ISBN 978-1-904466-25-3.
6. Bjørstad, Petter E. "Petter Bjørstad's mountain page".
7. Fransson, Andreas. "Andreas Fransson's blog report on Jiehkkevárri traverse, with descent via NE Couloir".

External links

• "Jiehkkesvárri, Norway" on Peakbagger