Napasorsuaq

The Napasorsuaq (Danish: Kirkespiret) is a 1,590m–high mountain in southern Greenland, in the Kujalleq municipality.[1]

Napasorsuaq
Kirkespiret
Highest point
Elevation1,590 m (5,220 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Greenland
Coordinates60°21′N 44°44′W
Geography
Napasorsuaq is located in Greenland
Napasorsuaq
Napasorsuaq

Geography

The mountain rises in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of the Southern Sermilik fjord.[2] It is the highest peak of a moderately glaciated mountain chain stretching in a SW/NE direction with summits reaching 1,400 m. The Kirkespirdalen Dal valley, named after the mountain, stretches westwards onto the Saqqa Fjord.

The Napasorsuaq is a popular mountain among climbers because of its firm granite walls, similar to other peaks in the region such as Ketil and Ulamertorsuaq.[3]

View of the South Face of Napasorsuaq.

See also

References

  1. Gazetteer of Greenland Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine written by Per Ivar Haug, UBiT (Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim), August 2005, ISBN 82-7113-114-1
  2. "Søndre Sermilik". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. Michael Hjorth. "Ketil Fjeld, South Greenland, 1987". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 April 2016.


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