Lodalskåpa

Lodalskåpa is the highest nunatak on the Norwegian glacier Jostedalsbreen. It is located on the border between the municipalities of Stryn and Luster in Vestland county, Norway, within Jostedalsbreen National Park.

Lodalskåpa
Lodalskåpa seen from Fannaråki (south)
Highest point
Elevation2,083 m (6,834 ft)
Prominence760 m (2,490 ft)
Isolation25 to 27 km (16 to 17 mi) 
Listing
Coordinates61.7903°N 7.2033°E / 61.7903; 7.2033[1] 
Geography
Lodalskåpa
Location of the mountain
Lodalskåpa
Lodalskåpa (Norway)
LocationVestland, Norway
Parent rangeBreheimen
Topo map1418 IV Lodalskåpa
Climbing
First ascent1844: Gabriel Rustøy
Easiest routeGlacier crossing and scrambling

The 2,083-metre (6,834 ft) tall Lodalskåpa is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Brenibba and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Høgste Breakulen mountain. The lakes Austdalsvatnet and Styggevatnet lie about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east.

The first ascent may have happened in 1820 by Gottfried Bohr. The easiest route to climb Lodalskåpa starts in the village of Bødalen in Stryn, then going up Brattebakken mountain to the Bohr glacier (Norwegian: Bohrsbreen). Around the southern summit to the col, then scrambling to the main summit, approximately one rope length.[2]

Name

The first element is the genitive case of the name of the valley Lodalen, the last element is the finite form of kåpe which means "coat" (here used metaphorically about the glacier surrounding the top–see also Snøhetta). The name of the valley is a compound of lo which means "meadow" and the finite form of dal which means "dale" or "valley".

  • Summit seen from Bohr glacier
  • Lodalskåpa (in the left) seen from Myklebustbreen in the west.
  • Seen from west

References
  1. "Lodalskåpa, Luster (Sogn og Fjordane)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. Dyer, Anthony; Robertson, Ian H.; Baddeley, John (2006). Walks and Scrambles in Norway. United Kingdom: Rockbuy Limited. ISBN 978-1-904466-25-3.


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