Saksi or Sokse is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,189-metre (7,182 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain lies in the Smørstabbtindene mountains and it is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Rundhøe to the northeast; Stetinden and Stehøi to the southeast; Gravdalstinden, Storebjørn, and Veslebjørn to the south; Kalven to the southwest; and Kniven and Store Smørstabbtinden to the north.[1] The first known ascent was in 1886 by Carl Hall and Mathias Soggemoen.[2]

Saksi
Sokse / Saksa
Highest point
Elevation2,189 m (7,182 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence179 m (587 ft)[1][3]
Parent peakStorebjørn
Isolation0.322 km (0.200 mi)[1]
Coordinates61°33′42″N 8°08′01″E / 61.56163°N 8.13352°E / 61.56163; 8.13352[4]
Geography
Map of the location
Map of the location
Saksi
Location of the mountain
Map of the location
Map of the location
Saksi
Saksi (Norway)
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Parent rangeJotunheimen
Topo map1518 II Galdhøpiggen
Climbing
First ascent1886 Carl Hall, Mathias Soggemoen

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d "Sokse". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Saksi". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
  3. ^ a b Røyne, Eivind (1985). Fjell i Norge over 1800 meter (in Norwegian). Oslo.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Sokse, Lom" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 12 May 2022.