Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks. The glaciated southern peak used to be the highest at 2,120 metres (6,960 ft) above sea level, but has shrunk by 24 meters during the last 50 years, making the northern icefree peak at 2,096.8 metres (6,879 ft) the highest. Kebnekaise lies in Swedish Lapland, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and west of Kiruna near the Kungsleden hiking trail between Abisko and Hemavan.
Eastern slopes of Kebnekaise as seen from the Tarfala Valley
Panoramic view from the top, June 2007, the view shown is roughly from west (left) over north to south (right)
The oldest of the cabins close to the peak; standing at an 1880-meter altitude, built in 1924.
Mountaineers on Kebnekaise, early 20th century.
The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea and Norwegian Sea, forming the fjords of Norway, whereas to the northeast they gradually curve towards Finland. To the north they form the border between Norway and Sweden, reaching 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high at the Arctic Circle. The mountain range just touches northwesternmost Finland but are scarcely more than hills at their northernmost extension at the North Cape.
Mount Áhkká in Stora Sjöfallet National Park, northern Sweden
Formation of the mountains of southern Norway (the Southern Scandes).
Galdhøpiggen seen from west, Norway's highest mountain
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