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| Location = [[Hemnes]], [[Nordland]], {{NOR}} |
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|coordinates_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Hemnes/Oksskolten/|title=Oksskolten, Hemnes (Nordland) |publisher=[[yr.no]] |language=Norwegian|accessdate=2018-06-17}}</ref> |
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|location = [[Nordland]], [[Norway]] |
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⚫ | '''Oksskolten''' is a mountain in [[Hemnes]] |
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⚫ | '''Oksskolten''' (lit. ''Bulls Head'') is a [[mountain]] in the municipality of [[Hemnes]] in [[Nordland]] County, [[Norway]]. At {{convert|1916|m|adj=on}} tall, it is the highest point in [[Nordland]] county, the highest in [[Northern Norway]], and has Norway's [[List of peaks in Norway by prominence|eighth largest primary factor]]. The mountain lies just south of the lake [[Gresvatnet]] in the [[Okstindan]] mountain range east of the village of [[Korgen]] and north of the lake [[Røssvatnet]]. |
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In order to get to the summit, parts of the glacier [[Okstindbreen]] must be passed. |
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The first recorded climb was by Peder Stordal in 1883. In order to get to the summit, climbers must cross the glacier to the north. The large [[Okstindbreen]] glacier lies to the west of the mountain.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Oksskolten|title=Oksskolten|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2011-12-02}}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> |
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Okstinden.jpg|Oksskolten to the left |
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Image7-19918810.jpg|View of the Okstindan mountains |
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</gallery> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of highest points of Norwegian counties]] |
* [[List of highest points of Norwegian counties]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Hemnes]] |
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[[Category:Mountains of Nordland]] |
[[Category:Mountains of Nordland]] |
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[[Category:Highest points of Norwegian counties]] |
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[[Category:One-thousanders of Norway]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:01, 25 November 2023
Oksskolten | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,916 m (6,286 ft) |
Prominence | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
Isolation | 192.8 to 193 km (119.8 to 119.9 mi) |
Listing | #7 in Norway by height #8 in Norway by prominence |
Coordinates | 66°00′44″N 14°20′19″E / 66.0122°N 14.3386°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Nordland, Norway |
Parent range | Okstindan |
Topo map | 2027 III Storakersvatnet |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Peder Stordal (1883) |
Easiest route | Glacier crossing |
Oksskolten (lit. Bulls Head) is a mountain in the municipality of Hemnes in Nordland County, Norway. At 1,916-metre (6,286 ft) tall, it is the highest point in Nordland county, the highest in Northern Norway, and has Norway's eighth largest primary factor. The mountain lies just south of the lake Gresvatnet in the Okstindan mountain range east of the village of Korgen and north of the lake Røssvatnet.
The first recorded climb was by Peder Stordal in 1883. In order to get to the summit, climbers must cross the glacier to the north. The large Okstindbreen glacier lies to the west of the mountain.[2]
Gallery[edit]
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Height profile of Oksskolten
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Oksskolten to the left
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View of the Okstindan mountains
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oksskolten, Hemnes (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Oksskolten" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-02.