Gunnbjørn Fjeld

Gunnbjørn Fjeld (also called only Gunnbjørn) is Greenland's highest mountain and also the highest mountain north of the Arctic circle. It is a nunatak, a rocky peak protruding through glacial ice.

This article is about the mountain Gunnbjørn Fjeld, also known as Hvitserk. For the Norse legend of the same name as the latter, see Hvitserk.

Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Highest point
Elevation	3,694 m (12,119 ft)
Prominence	3,694 m (12,119 ft)
Isolation	3,254 km (2,022 mi)
Listing	Highest ocean islands 11th World most prominent peaks 43rd World most isolated peaks 9th Country high point
Coordinates	68°55′10.2″N 29°53′54.72″W
Geography
Gunnbjørn Fjeld Location of Gunnbjørn Fjeld in Greenland
Location	Sermersooq, Greenland
Parent range	Watkins Range
Climbing
First ascent	16 August 1935

Geography

Gunnbjørn Fjeld is located in the Watkins Range, an area of nunataks on the east coast, which contains several other summits above 3,500 metres.[1] Its height is often given as 3,700 metres (12,139 ft), although figures vary slightly.

History

Gunnbjørn Fjeld from Kong Christian IV Glacier, 2018

Gunnbjørn Fjeld was first climbed on 16 August 1935 by Augustine Courtauld, Jack Longland, Ebbe Munck, Harold G. Wager, and Lawrence Wager. It is named after Gunnbjorn Ulfsson, the first European to have sighted Greenland.

The peak rises in an uninhabited part of the eastern coast of Greenland. The mountain is climbed infrequently owing to its remote location. Access is often done with helicopter or ski-equipped plane (normally from Iceland).

See also

• Mont Forel, formerly assumed to be the highest point of Greenland
• List of mountain peaks of Greenland
• List of mountains in Greenland

References

1. "Gunnbjørn Fjeld". Mapcarta. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

• 2004 trip report