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Highest Mountains in Norway

Galdhpiggen is the highest of the 6 mountains recorded for Norway, at 2,469 m, ahead of Beerenberg at 2,277 m. The full list follows.

How this list is built: Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries. It covers the mountains indexed in YearMaps, drawn from open geospatial data, and is not an exhaustive national register.

Mountains Listed
6
Top Ranked
2,469 m
Galdhpiggen
Second
2,277 m
Beerenberg
Profiled Below
5
Photo, encyclopedia text and figures
Highest Mountains in Norway
#NameElevation
1Galdhpiggen2,469 m
2Beerenberg2,277 m
3Oksskolten1,916 m
4Newtontoppen1,713 m
5Haltiatunturi1,328 m
6Olavtoppen780 m

The Mountains of Norway in Detail

The 5 mountains above that have an encyclopedia article, in the same order, each with its photograph, figures and the places around it.

Beerenberg
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Beerenberg

Mountain · 2,277 m

Beerenberg is a mountain rising to 2,277 metres (7,470 ft) in Norway, in the Europe region. From PeakBagger.com, with kind permission..

Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is 2,277 m (7,470 ft) high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano and the only active volcano in Norway. The volcano is topped by a mostly ice-filled crater about 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) wide, with numerous peaks along its rim, including the highest summit, Haakon VII Toppen, on its western side.

Adapted from Wikipedia: Beerenberg (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Elevation
2,277 m (7,470 ft)
Global rank
#372 of 641 indexed
Region
Europe (#35)
Subregion
Arctic Ocean
Country
Norway
Coordinates
71.0801°, -8.1700°

Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Beerenberg ranks #372 by elevation, below Bukit Raya (2,278 m) and above San Lorenzo (2,271 m).

Ranges:
Grampian Mountains (Europe), Cambrian Mountains (Europe)
Neighbouring summits:
Gunnbjørn Fjeld (3,694 m), Slaettaratindur (882 m), Oksskolten (1,916 m)
Settlements below:
Reykjavík (962 km), Bodø (981 km), Narvik (1,017 km)

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Geology

Jan Mayen island is a younger surface feature of a 400-kilometre-long (250-mile) undersea ridge from the Jan Mayen Microcontinent that rifted off the east Greenland continental margin about 36 million years ago during the Paleocene/Eocene transition. The volcanic island of Jan Mayen formed in the Pleistocene, and is without all the characteristics of a volcanic hotspot, although the Jan Mayen hotspot has been postulated.

Beerenberg itself is composed primarily of alkali basaltic lava flows with minor amounts of tephra. Numerous cinder cones have been formed along slope fissures.

Its most recent eruptions took place in 1970 and 1985, both of which were flank eruptions from fissures on the northeast side of the mountain.

History

There was an Austrian attempt to reach the summit of Beerenberg, presumably whilst the Austrians had a weather station on the island in 1882–83, but the attempt failed due to poor weather. The first recorded ascent was in the summer of 1921, by an expedition led by Dr. Paul Louis Mercanton, joined by James Wordie, T.C. Lethbridge, and three others. The British expedition was taken to the island by the Norwegian meteorological service, which was establishing a wireless station on the island.

Description

The upper slopes of the volcano are largely ice-covered, with several major glaciers, including five which reach the sea. The longest of the glaciers is the Weyprecht Glacier, which flows from the summit crater via a breach through the northwestern portion of the crater rim, and extends about 6 km (4 mi) down to the sea.

Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Beerenberg (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Beerenberg: Key Facts

Key facts about Beerenberg
Topographic prominence2,277 m
Mountain rangeMid-Atlantic Ridge

Facts from Wikidata Q814113 (CC0).

Oksskolten

Mountain · 1,916 m

Oksskolten is a mountain rising to 1,916 metres (6,286 ft) in Norway, in the Europe region.

Oksskolten (Norwegian; lit. 'Bulls Head') or Uktsiesnjurhtjien åejjie (Southern Sami) is a mountain in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. At 1,916-metre (6,286 ft) tall, it is the highest point in Nordland county, the highest in Northern Norway, and has Norway's eighth largest primary factor. The mountain lies just south of the lake Gresvatnet in the Okstindan mountain range east of the village of Korgen and north of the lake Røssvatnet.

The first recorded climb was by Peder Stordal in 1883. In order to get to the summit, climbers must cross the glacier to the north. The large Okstindbreen glacier lies to the west of the mountain.

Adapted from Wikipedia: Oksskolten (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Elevation
1,916 m (6,286 ft)
Global rank
#430 of 641 indexed
Region
Europe (#44)
Country
Norway
Coordinates
66.0245°, 14.3374°

Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Oksskolten ranks #430 by elevation, below Mount Washington (1,917 m) and above Chiri-san (1,915 m).

Ranges:
Grampian Mountains (Europe), Harz (Europe)
Neighbouring summits:
Kebnekaise (2,111 m), Haltiatunturi (1,328 m), Beerenberg (2,277 m)
Settlements below:
Mo i Rana (33 km), Bodø (136 km), Narvik (291 km)

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Oksskolten: Key Facts

Key facts about Oksskolten
Topographic prominence1,382 m
Mountain rangeOkstindan

Facts from Wikidata Q1769804 (CC0).

Newtontoppen
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Newtontoppen

Mountain · 1,713 m

Newtontoppen is a mountain rising to 1,713 metres (5,620 ft) in Norway, in the Europe region.

Newtontoppen (Newton Peak) is the largest and highest mountain in Svalbard, at 1,713 metres (5,620 ft). Its peak is the highest point on Svalbard. It is located at the north east corner on the island of Spitsbergen in the Chydeniusfjella range. The nearest settlement is the formerly Soviet coal mining settlement Pyramiden. The mountain is mostly made of Silurian granite. The mountain was first ascended by Helge Backlund on 4 August 1900.

Adapted from Wikipedia: Newtontoppen (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Elevation
1,713 m (5,620 ft)
Global rank
#463 of 641 indexed
Region
Europe (#51)
Subregion
Arctic Ocean
Country
Norway
Coordinates
79.1387°, 16.8121°

Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Newtontoppen ranks #463 by elevation, below Crêt de la Neige (1,718 m) and above Sorak-san (1,708 m).

Ranges:
Ural Mountains (Europe), Grampian Mountains (Europe)
Neighbouring summits:
Haltiatunturi (1,328 m), Beerenberg (2,277 m), Kebnekaise (2,111 m)
Settlements below:
Tromsø (1,059 km), Narvik (1,196 km), Severomorsk (1,217 km)

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Newtontoppen: Key Facts

Key facts about Newtontoppen
Topographic prominence1,713 m

Facts from Wikidata Q1419222 (CC0).

Haltiatunturi
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Haltiatunturi

Mountain · 1,328 m

Haltiatunturi is a mountain rising to 1,328 metres (4,357 ft) in Finland and Norway, in the Europe region. The summit stands on the border between them. From PeakBagger.com, with kind permission..

Halti (Finnish: Halti, rarely Haltiatunturi, Northern Sami: Háldičohkka, Swedish: Haldefjäll) is a fell at the border between Norway and Finland. The peak (elevation 1,365 m (4,478 ft)) of the fell, called Ráisduottarháldi, is in Norway, on the border Nordreisa Municipality and Gáivuotna Municipality (Kåfjord), about one kilometre (5⁄8 mile) north of the border with Finland. The highest point of the fell on the Finnish side is at 1,324 m (4,344 ft) above sea level, and thus the highest point in the country. The Finnish side of Halti belongs to the municipality of Enontekiö in the province of Lapland.

The highest point in Finland is on a spur of Ráisduottarháldi at 1,324 m (4,344 ft) known as Hálditšohkka at the border of Norway. The peak proper is not in Finland; the border marker is on a slope. The highest peak of a mountain that is entirely in Finland is Ridnitšohkka, at 1,316 m (4,318 ft) and a few kilometers from Halti.

The reason for the border being the way it is can be traced to a Swedish-Danish border treaty in 1734, when Norway belonged to Denmark and Finland was part of Sweden. The treaty specifies the border only by some of its biggest natural features like mountains.

Adapted from Wikipedia: Halti (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Elevation
1,328 m (4,357 ft)
Global rank
#517 of 641 indexed
Region
Europe (#60)
Countries
Finland, Norway
Coordinates
69.3000°, 21.2600°

Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Haltiatunturi ranks #517 by elevation, below Cerro de Punta (1,338 m) and above Tomanivi (1,323 m).

Ranges:
Ural Mountains (Europe), Grampian Mountains (Europe)
Neighbouring summits:
Oksskolten (1,916 m), Newtontoppen (1,713 m), Beerenberg (2,277 m)
Settlements below:
Tromsø (96 km), Narvik (189 km), Bodø (363 km)

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Haltiatunturi: Key Facts

Key facts about Haltiatunturi
Topographic prominence510 m
Mountain rangeScandinavian Mountains

Facts from Wikidata Q216035 (CC0).

Olavtoppen
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Olavtoppen

Mountain · 780 m

Olavtoppen is a mountain rising to 780 metres (2,559 ft) in Norway, in the Seven seas (open ocean) region. From PeakBagger.com, with kind permission..

Olavtoppen, occasionally anglicised as Olav Peak, is the highest point of Bouvet Island, a volcanic island and dependency of Norway, and the remotest island on Earth. Olavtoppen is located north of the center of the island, immediately south of Kapp Valdivia, and rises 780 meters (2,560 ft) above sea level. It was first ascended on 21 February 2012 by Aaron Halstead, Bruno Rodi and Jason Rodi Olavtoppen is ranked 36th by topographic isolation.

Adapted from Wikipedia: Olavtoppen (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Elevation
780 m (2,559 ft)
Global rank
#589 of 641 indexed
Region
Seven seas (open ocean) (#10)
Subregion
Southern Atlantic Ocean
Country
Norway
Coordinates
-54.4199°, 3.4000°

Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Olavtoppen ranks #589 by elevation, below Ngihneni (791 m) and above Mont Singave (762 m).

Ranges:
Napier Mountains (Antarctica), Shackleton Range (Antarctica)
Neighbouring summits:
Isachsen Mountain (3,425 m), Queen Mary's Peak (2,060 m), Mount Paget (2,915 m)
Settlements below:
Hermanus (2,542 km), Cape Town (2,563 km), Paarl (2,605 km)

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Olavtoppen: Key Facts

Key facts about Olavtoppen
Topographic prominence780 m
Mountain rangeBouvet Island

Facts from Wikidata Q618361 (CC0).

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Quick Answers

What is the highest mountain in Norway?
Galdhpiggen, at 2,469 m. Beerenberg is second at 2,277 m. Rankings cover the mountains indexed in YearMaps.
How many mountains are there in Norway?
YearMaps lists 6 mountains for Norway. This is the number mapped in the atlas, not an official national count.