Kebnekaise
Kebnekaise (; from Sami or , "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 above sea level, but has shrunk by 24 meters during the last 50 years, making the northern icefree peak at the highest. Kebnekaise lies in Swedish Lapland, about north of the Arctic Circle and west of Kiruna near the Kungsleden hiking trail between Abisko and Hemavan.
AI overview
Kebnekaise is Sweden's highest mountain, located in Swedish Lapland as part of the Scandinavian mountain range. It has gained attention in recent decades because its southern peak, which was traditionally the highest point, has shrunk by 24 meters over 50 years due to glacier loss, causing the northern peak to become the new highest summit.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Mountain.map_size
- 200
- Mountain.name
- Kebnekaise
- Mountain.photo
- Kebnekaise viewed from Tarfala valley - narrower crop.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Eastern slopes of Kebnekaise as seen from the Tarfala Valley
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2096.8
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1738
- Mountain.map
- Sweden
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.listing
- Country high pointUltra
- Mountain.location
- Sweden
- Mountain.range
- Scandinavian Mountains
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 22 August 1883 by Charles Rabot
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climbing routes
- Climbing history
- Norwegian military plane crash
- Panorama
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Kebnekaise (; from Sami or , "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 above sea level, but has shrunk by 24 meters during the last 50 years, making the northern icefree peak at the highest. Kebnekaise lies in Swedish Lapland, about north of the Arctic Circle and west of Kiruna near the Kungsleden hiking trail between Abisko and Hemavan.
==Geography==