The Ulamertorsuaq is a 1,858 m–high
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 ...
in southern
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
, in the
Kujalleq
Kujalleq ( Greenlandic: , da, Den Syden, lit=The South) is a municipality on the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq (formerly called Julianehåb).
Creation
...
municipality.
Geography
Together with
Nalumasortoq and
Ketil
Ketil is a Norwegian masculine given name, and may refer to:
* Ketil Askildt (1900-1978), Norwegian discus thrower
* Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952), Norwegian pianist
* Ketil Flatnose (9th century), Norwegian hersir
* Ketil Haugsand (21st century) ...
, this mountain rises in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of the
Tasermiut Fjord
Tasermiut Fjord is a 70-kilometre-long fjord in southwestern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq municipality. Nanortalik Island is located near the mouth of the fjord.
Tasermiut Fjord has some of the very few growths of d ...
.
The Ulamertorsuaq has four peaks with heights of 1858 m, 1843 m, 1829 m and 1825 m. The 1843 m high peak is a popular mountain among climbers because of its challenging West Side, a mighty perpendicular
cliff
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. It is also favoured for its firm
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
structure, similar to other summits in the region such as Ketil and
Napasorsuaq
The Napasorsuaq ( da, Kirkespiret) is a 1,590m–high mountain in southern Greenland, in the Kujalleq municipality. Geography
The mountain rises in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of the Southern Sermilik f ...
, the latter located on the other side of the Tasermiut Fjord.
See also
*
Big wall climbing
*
List of mountains in Greenland
This is a list of mountains in Greenland.
List
For each mountain, the municipality in which it is located is given, along with coordinates indicating the approximate centre of the mountain (follow the link to see satellite images of the location ...
Bibliography
*Greenland Tourism: ''Hiking Map South Greenland/Tasermiut fjorden'' – Nanortalik. 1996
References
External links
''Existing routes on Ulamertorssuaq'''Ulamatorsuaq' By Dirk Jenrich
Mountains of Greenland
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