Sarektjåkkå is the second highest mountain in
Sweden and the highest mountain in the
Laponian area at
AMSL. The mountain is located close to the eastern border of
Sarek National Park, about southwest of
Suorva.
Climbing
Sarektjåkkå is not easily accessible by any nearby roads, so the approach normally takes a day or more of
backcountry
In the United States, a backcountry or backwater is a geographical area that is remote, undeveloped, isolated, or difficult to access.
Terminology Backcountry and wilderness within United States national parks
The National Park Service (NPS) ...
hiking.
Accessing the north summit, at altitude, is a moderate but steep hike up. The actual summit (''Stortoppen'') is located about southwest of the north summit via a ridge and is not as easy to reach, requiring exposed scrambling. An alternative route is to scale the summit from the south by merely steep hiking, but this requires crossing
glaciers.
See also
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List of European ultra-prominent peaks
This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than . The column "Col" denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; ...
References
External links
"Sarektjåhkkå, Sweden" on Peakbagger
Lapland (Sweden)
Mountains of Norrbotten County
Sarek National Park
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