Mar 03 2025
Großer Priel 🏔️ Overview Großer Priel is the highest mountain in the Totes Gebirge, or “Dead Mountains,” a dramatic limestone range in the Northern Limestone Alps of Austria. Rising to 2,515 meters (8,251 feet) above sea level, the mountain dominates the rugged karst landscape of Upper Austria and is one of the region’s most important …
Feb 22 2025
Rotgschirr 🏔️ Overview Rotgschirr is a striking limestone mountain in Austria’s Totes Gebirge, a rugged karst range within the Northern Limestone Alps. Rising to 2,270 meters (7,448 feet), the mountain stands directly on the boundary between Upper Austria and Styria and is particularly prominent above the Almsee and the high country surrounding the Pühringerhütte. Although …
Feb 20 2025
Store Rauddalseggi | Store Rauddalseggje 🏔️ Overview Store Rauddalseggi, officially spelled Store Rauddalseggje by the Norwegian Mapping Authority, is a dramatic 2,168-meter (7,113-foot) mountain in Norway’s Jotunheimen region. Rising above Rauddalen and the surrounding high valleys, the peak is distinguished by its considerable topographic prominence, rugged ridges, and commanding position in one of Scandinavia’s finest …
Feb 19 2025
Normannviktinden Normannviktinden, more commonly spelled Nordmannviktinden in Norwegian mapping and reference sources, is a prominent mountain in Kåfjord Municipality in Troms, northern Norway. Rising above the eastern side of the Lyngenfjord area between Nordmannvik and Olderdalen, the mountain reaches an officially mapped elevation of approximately 1,353.5 meters (4,441 feet). Despite being considerably lower than Norway’s …
Feb 19 2025
Riehppegaisa 🏔️ Overview Riehppegaisa, also written Riehppegáisá, is a remote and highly prominent mountain in Nordreisa Municipality in Troms, northern Norway. Rising to approximately 1,337 meters (4,388 feet), the mountain stands east of Reisadalen within the northern Scandinavian Mountains. Riehppegaisa is not among Norway’s highest mountains, but elevation alone understates its topographic significance. With roughly …
Feb 19 2025
Beahcegealháldi | Beahceegeal-Haldi 🏔️ Overview Beahcegealháldi is a remote Arctic mountain in Troms, northern Norway, rising on or very close to the boundary between the municipalities of Kvænangen and Nordreisa. The mountain stands east of Reisadalen amid a broad landscape of high plateaus, lakes, valleys, and rounded uplands belonging to the northern Scandinavian Mountains. Beahcegealháldi …
Feb 17 2025
Istinden 🏔️ Overview Istinden is a steep and highly prominent mountain in the Lyngen Alps of Troms, northern Norway. Rising to approximately 1,494 meters (4,902 feet) above sea level, the mountain stands on the rugged Lyngen Peninsula, where sharp summits, deeply carved valleys, lingering snowfields, and fjords create some of Scandinavia’s most dramatic alpine scenery. …
Feb 15 2025
Store Lenangstind | Store Lenangstinden 🏔️ Overview Store Lenangstind, also known as Store Lenangstinden, is one of the most distinctive mountains in the Lyngen Alps of northern Norway. Rising to approximately 1,624 meters (5,328 feet) above sea level, the mountain stands in Lyngen Municipality in Troms, on the rugged Lyngen Peninsula east of Tromsø. Although …
Feb 14 2025
Kveita Kveita is a high, glacier-surrounded mountain in the Lyngen Alps of northern Norway, rising above one of Scandinavia’s most dramatic Arctic alpine landscapes. Located in Lyngen Municipality in Troms, the summit stands immediately northeast of the much larger Jiehkkevárri massif and is closely associated with serious ski-mountaineering and glacier routes through this part of …
Feb 13 2025
Jiehkkevárri 🏔️ Overview Jiehkkevárri is the highest mountain in the Lyngen Alps and the highest point in Troms county in northern Norway. Rising from a spectacular landscape of fjords, glaciers, steep rock walls, and Arctic valleys, the mountain is one of the most significant summits in northern Scandinavia. Jiehkkevárri lies on the boundary between Tromsø …
