Svartfjellet, Loppa

Svartfjellet
Čáhppesčohkka
Map of the location
Svartfjellet

Location in Finnmark

Highest point
Elevation 1,162 m (3,812 ft)
Coordinates 70°13′58″N 21°59′55″E / 70.23278°N 21.99861°E / 70.23278; 21.99861Coordinates: 70°13′58″N 21°59′55″E / 70.23278°N 21.99861°E / 70.23278; 21.99861
Geography
Location Loppa, Finnmark, Norway

Svartfjellet (Northern Sami: Čáhppesčohkka) is a mountain in the municipality of Loppa in Finnmark county, Norway. It lies alongside the small glacier Svartfjelljøkelen, a few kilometers north of the larger glacier Øksfjordjøkelen. The village of Bergsfjord lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) straight west of the mountain.

For many years, Svartfjellet was regarded as the highest mountain in Finnmark, but this was due to a measurement error. The highest point in Finnmark actually lies on the glacier Øksfjordjøkelen, the mountain Loppatinden.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Publikums mening: LOPPATIND" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2013-01-04.


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