Kebnekaise

This article is about the mountain. For the Swedish band, see Kebnekajse.
Kebnekaise (Swedish)
Giebmegáisi (Northern Sami)
Eastern slopes of Kebnekaise as seen from the Tarfala Valley
Highest point
Elevation2,097 m (6,880 ft)[1]
Prominence1,738 m (5,702 ft)[2]
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates67°54′16″N 18°31′42″E / 67.90444°N 18.52833°E / 67.90444; 18.52833
Geography
Kebnekaise (Swedish) Giebmegáisi (Northern Sami) is located in Sweden
Kebnekaise (Swedish) Giebmegáisi (Northern Sami)
Kebnekaise (Swedish)
Giebmegáisi (Northern Sami)
Parent rangeScandinavian Mountains
Climbing
First ascent22 August 1883 by Charles Rabot
Easiest routerock/ice walk; most popular route includes simple scrambling

Kebnekaise (Swedish pronunciation: [kɛbnɛˈkâjsɛ];[3] from Sami Giebmegáisi or Giebnegáisi, "Cauldron Crest") is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks. The glaciated southern peak used to be the highest at 2,120 metres (6,960 ft) above sea level, but has shrunk by 24 meters during the last 50 years,[4] making the northern icefree peak at 2,096.8 metres (6,879 ft) the highest. Kebnekaise lies in Swedish Lapland, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and west of Kiruna near the Kungsleden hiking trail between Abisko and Hemavan.

  1. ^ Tarfala Research Station. "Kebnekaise Southern Summit Elevation". hdl:11676.1/2jVbFrAZisV44hwgrbSLzY6Z.
  2. ^ "Mountains I have climbed and remember". uib.no.
  3. ^ "Word: Kebnekaise: Pronunciation in Swedish". Forvo: All the words of the world. Pronounced. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ Tarfala Research Station. "Kebnekaise Southern Summit Elevation". hdl:11676.1/2jVbFrAZisV44hwgrbSLzY6Z.