Below is a list of Greenland mountains with a height of more than 3,000 meters above sea level. There are 19 of them on the island, and all of them, except one, are located in the commune of Sermerssook . 10 of the 19 highest mountains of Greenland are part , and not one of them has its own name.
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- Sorting in decreasing height.
| Vertex | Range or array , coordinates | Height , m | A photo | Comments, links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunbjörn | 3694 | The highest point in the Arctic | ||
| Nameless summit of Watkins Range | Watkins Ridge | 3606 | ||
| Trout | 3383 | |||
| Nameless summit of Watkins Range | Watkins Ridge | 3344 | ||
| Einar Mikkelsen Mountain | 3282 | The ridge and its highest point are named after the Danish polar explorer Einar Mikkelsen [1] | ||
| Borgetinde | 3267 | |||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | 3256 | |||
| Upper camp | - | 3207 | It is not a mountain peak in the truest sense of the word. Upper Camp is a year-round research station in the center (and at the highest point) of the Greenland ice sheet (and in the center of the island itself). In connection with the movement of ice, the station’s coordinates and its altitude are gradually changing: these are given as of July 2009 The only "mountain" of this list that is not located in the commune of Sermerssook is in the unincluded territory of Greenland National Park . | |
| Snowboard | 3171 | |||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | Ridge of Crown Prince Frederick | 3153 | ||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | Ridge of Crown Prince Frederick | 3127 | ||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | Ridge of Crown Prince Frederick | 3108 | ||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | Ridge of Crown Prince Frederick | 3092 | ||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | Ridge of Crown Prince Frederick | 3088 | ||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | Ridge of Crown Prince Frederick | 3075 | ||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | Ridge of Crown Prince Frederick | 3069 | ||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | Ridge of Crown Prince Frederick | 3056 | ||
| Nameless summit of the Range of Crown Prince Frederick | Ridge of Crown Prince Frederick | 3021 | ||
| Trillingerne | Lindbergh Ridge | 3020 |
Some mountains below 3000 meters
- - 2943 m.
- - 2842 m.
- - 2756 m.
- - 2488 m.
- - 2385 m. [1] [2]
- - 2364 m.
- - 2317 m.
- - 2291 m.
- - 2133 m.
- - 2045 m.
- Ketil - 2010 m.
- - 1979 m.
- - 1858 m.
- - 1824 m.
- - 1744 m.
- - 1738 m.
- Napasorsuac - 1590 m.
- - 1398 m.
- Toyfelshloss - 1303 m.
- - 1220 m.
- - 1210 m.
- - 1170 m.
- - 1155 m.
- - 1094 m.
- - 815 m.
- - 784 m.
See also
- Greenland Geography
- en: List of Ultras of Greenland
Notes
- ↑ Rigny-Bjerg (eng.) At geonames.org
- ↑ Google Earth gives a height of 2224 m.
Links
- Per Ivar Hog. Gazetteer of Greenland # 15. Mountains August 2005 ISSN 1502-0800 ISBN 82-7113-114-1
- ArcticSummits.de (German)