Gunnbjørn Fjeld

Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the tallest mountain in Greenland, the Kingdom of Denmark, and north of the Arctic Circle. It is a nunatak, a rocky peak protruding through glacial ice.

Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Highest point
Elevation3,694 m (12,119 ft)
Prominence3,694 m (12,119 ft)
Isolation3,254 km (2,022 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Listing
Coordinates68°55′10.2″N 29°53′54.72″W
Geography
Gunnbjørn Fjeld is located in Greenland
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Location of Gunnbjørn Fjeld in Greenland
LocationSermersooq, Greenland
Parent rangeWatkins Range
Climbing
First ascent16 August 1935

Geography

Gunnbjørn Fjeld is located in the Watkins Range, an area of nunataks on the east coast, which contains several other summits above 3,500 metres.[1] Its height is often given as 3,700 metres (12,139 ft), although figures vary slightly.

History

Gunnbjørn Fjeld was first climbed on 16 August 1935 by Augustine Courtauld, Jack Longland, Ebbe Munck, Harold G. Wager, and Lawrence Wager. It is named after Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, the first European to have sighted Greenland.

The peak rises in an uninhabited part of the eastern coast of Greenland. The mountain is climbed infrequently owing to its remote location. Access is often done with helicopter or ski-equipped plane (normally from Iceland).

See also

References

  1. "Gunnbjørn Fjeld". Mapcarta. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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