Nalumasortoq

Nalumasortoq

View of the West Face from Tasermiut Fjord
Highest point
Elevation 2,045 m (6,709 ft)
Listing List of mountains in Greenland
Coordinates 60°23′12″N 44°28′10″W / 60.38667°N 44.46944°W / 60.38667; -44.46944Coordinates: 60°23′12″N 44°28′10″W / 60.38667°N 44.46944°W / 60.38667; -44.46944
Geography
Nalumasortoq

Kujalleq, Greenland

The Nalumasortoq or Naluumasortoq[1] is a 2,045 m–high mountain in southern Greenland, in the Kujalleq municipality.[2]

Geography

The mountain rises not far from Nanortalik, in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of the Tasermiut Fjord.[3]

The Nalumasortoq closes an east-facing valley that lies between the Ulamertorsuaq and Ketil 60°24′59″N 44°30′44″W / 60.41639°N 44.51222°W / 60.41639; -44.51222 mountain peaks and with its 2,045 m it is the tallest peak of the group. It is very little glaciated owing to its steep walls. Only below 1,600 m there are glaciers in the east, NW and SW. Its massive western wall is especially popular among mountain climbers.[4][5]

Bibliography

References

  1. Michael Hjorth. "Ketil Fjeld, South Greenland, 1987". bigwall.dk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. Gazetteer of Greenland written by Per Ivar Haug, UBiT (Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim), August 2005, ISBN 82-7113-114-1
  3. "Tasermiutsiaq". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. Hitoshi Yamaoka: Nalumasortoq. Sekitori. In: American Alpine Club: American Alpine Journal. New York 2001, ISSN 0065-6925, p. 264
  5. Mario Manica: Nalumasortoq. Non c’è Due Senza Tre In: American Alpine Club: American Alpine Journal. New York 2001, ISSN 0065-6925, p. 264

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