Saksi (mountain) explained

Saksi
Other Name:Sokse / Saksa
Map:Innlandet#Norway
Map Alt:Map of the location
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:61.5616°N 8.1335°W[1]
Location:Innlandet, Norway
Elevation M:2189
Prominence M:179
Isolation Km:0.322
Elevation Ref:[2]
Prominence Ref:[3]
Range:Jotunheimen
Parent Peak:Storebjørn
First Ascent:1886 Carl Hall, Mathias Soggemoen

Saksi or Sokse is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2189m (7,182feet) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain lies in the Smørstabbtindene mountains and it is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Rundhøe to the northeast; Stetinden and Stehøi to the southeast; Gravdalstinden, Storebjørn, and Veslebjørn to the south; Kalven to the southwest; and Kniven and Store Smørstabbtinden to the north. The first known ascent was in 1886 by Carl Hall and Mathias Soggemoen.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sokse, Lom . . Norwegian . 12 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Sokse . PeakVisor.com . 12 May 2022.
  3. Book: Røyne, Eivind . Fjell i Norge over 1800 meter . 1985 . Oslo . Norwegian.
  4. Encyclopedia: 2009 . Saksi . Norsk Fjelleksikon . Friluftsforlaget . Arendal . Lauritzen . Per Roger . Per Roger Lauritzen . Norwegian . 978-82-91-49547-7.