Jiehkkevárri

Jiehkkevárri

Infobox Mountain
Name = Jiehkkevárri
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Elevation = convert|1833|m|ft|0|lk=on
Location = Tromsø and Lyngen, Troms, NOR
Range = Lyngsalpene
Prominence = convert|1741|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Coordinates = coord|69|28|09|N|19|52|36|E|type:mountain_region:NO|display=inline,title
Topographic

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Easiest route = Skiing
Listing = 2 at List of peaks in Norway by prominence, 10 at List of highest points of Norwegian counties, ultra
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Jiehkkevárri (also known as Jiekkevarri or Jiekkevarre) is a mountain in Lyngen and Tromsø, Troms, Norway.

It is the highest mountain in Troms and has the second largest primary factor among Norwegian mountains.

It's summit is ice-capped and any ascent involves a crossing of crevassed glaciers - its ascent is therefore for experienced mountaineers only.

ee also

*List of highest points of Norwegian counties

References

* [http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains.html Petter Bjørstad's mountain page] , reference for primary factor.
* A. Dyer et al "Walks and Scrambles in Norway", ISBN 1-904466-25-7.


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