Jakta
Jakta | |
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![]() Jakta seen from Slogen | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,588 m (5,210 ft) |
Prominence | 539 m (1,768 ft) |
Coordinates | 62°10′16″N 6°37′00″E / 62.1710°N 6.6167°ECoordinates: 62°10′16″N 6°37′00″E / 62.1710°N 6.6167°E[1] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Jakta Location of the mountain | |
Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
Parent range | Sunnmørsalpene |
Topo map | 1219 III Hjørundfjord |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1896: H.C. Bowen and C.W. Patchell |
Jakta is a 1,588-metre (5,210 ft) tall mountain in the Sunnmørsalpene mountain range. It is located in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Jakta lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the nearby mountain Slogen and just across the Hjørundfjorden from the mountain Skårasalen. The village of Leira lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Jakta.[2]
On August 2, 1896, the two Brits H.C. Bowen and Cecil W. Patchell became the first known people to reach the top of Jakta.
See also[]
- List of mountains of Norway
References[]
- ^ "Jakta, Ørsta (Møre og Romsdal)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Jakta, 1589m". WestCoastPeaks.com. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
External links[]
Categories:
- Mountains of Møre og Romsdal
- Ørsta
- Møre og Romsdal geography stubs