Jiehkkevárri (alternative spellings: ''Jiekkevarri'', ''Jiekkevarre'', or ''Jæggevarre'') is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
on the border of the municipalities of
Lyngen
Lyngen ( se, Ivggu suohkan; fkv, Yykeän komuuni) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lyngseidet. Other villages include Furuflaten, Lattervika, Nord-Lenang ...
and
Tromsø
Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.
Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the ...
in
Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English), is a county in northern Norway that was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform. ...
county,
Norway
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. It is the highest mountain in Troms og Finnmark and has the
second highest prominence (
primary factor) among Norwegian mountains. The tall mountain sits about northeast of the village of
Lakselvbukt and about southwest of the village of
Lyngseidet
Lyngseidet (also sme, Ivgumuotki or fkv, Yykeänmuotka) is the administrative centre of Lyngen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on an isthmus that is about wide between an arm of the Ullsfjorden and the ...
.
The first people known to have climbed it were
Geoffrey Hastings (
British
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** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
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) and Elias Hogrenning (Norwegian) in 1899. Its summit is ice-capped and any ascent involves a crossing of
crevasse
A crevasse is a deep crack, that forms in a glacier or ice sheet that can be a few inches across to over 40 feet. Crevasses form as a result of the movement and resulting stress associated with the shear stress generated when two semi-rigid pie ...
d
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...
s. Therefore, climbing it needs guiding by experienced mountaineers.
In winter, an experienced ski-mountaineer can traverse Jiehkkevárri in one long day, descending almost from the top via the steep, northeast facing
couloir
A ''couloir'' (, "passage" or "corridor") is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, p. 121. .
Geology
A couloir may be a seam, scar, or fissu ...
, described by the late
Andreas Fransson as "a future classic for the new generation of mountain skiers".
The descent route is exposed to
serac fall from above, and is generally not recommended for ascending.
Name
The name is a compound of the
Sami language
Acronyms
* SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft
* Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company
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words ''jiehkki'' which means "
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...
" and ''várri'' which means "
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
".
See also
*
List of highest points of Norwegian counties
This is a list of the highest points (mountains, hills, glaciers) of all Norwegian counties.
Ranked by elevation.
Highest points by former counties
(before 2016)
Ranked by elevation.
See also
* List of mountains in Norway by height
* Li ...
*
List of European ultra prominent peaks
References
External links
"Jiehkkesvárri, Norway" on Peakbagger
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Mountains of Troms og Finnmark
Tromsø
Lyngen
Highest points of Norwegian counties