Okstindan
Okstindan | |
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![]() Seen from Litjfjellet by Drevvatn | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Oksskolten, Hemnes, Nordland, Norway |
Elevation | 1,916 m (6,286 ft) |
Coordinates | 66°00′44″N 14°20′19″E / 66.0122°N 14.3386°ECoordinates: 66°00′44″N 14°20′19″E / 66.0122°N 14.3386°E |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Location of the mountain | |
Location | Nordland, Norway |
Range coordinates | 66°00′00″N 14°17′37″E / 66.0001°N 14.2937°E[1] |
Okstindan is a mountain range which lies in the inner Helgeland district in Nordland county, Norway. It is located within the municipality of Hemnes. The mountain Oksskolten is part of the Okstindan range, and it is the highest mountain in North Norway. Other mountains in the range include , , , and . Between these mountains lies the large glacier Okstindbreen. The Swedish border lies just to the east of the mountains.[2]
The most common starting point for tours of the Okstindan mountains is from the valley or from the lake in Hemnes.
Media gallery[]
Okstindan, Nordland, Norway
View of the mountains from Sweden
References[]
- ^ "Okstindan, Hemnes (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Okstindane" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-02.
Categories:
- Landforms of Nordland
- Mountain ranges of Norway
- Norway mountain stubs
- Nordland geography stubs