Slogen

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Slogen

Elevation 1,564 metres (5,131 feet)
Location Ørsta, Norway
Range Sunnmørsalpene
Prominence 1564 m
Coordinates 62°12′N 6°40′E
First ascent 1870 (Jon Klokk)
Easiest route hike
Slogen up close.
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Slogen up close.

Slogen is a mountain rising up from Hjørundfjorden in the municipality of Ørsta in the west of Norway. Even though it is not among the highest peaks in Norway with its 1564 m it is rated among the top ten mountain walks in Norway, largely due to its beauty, view and the fact that its rising directly from the fjord.

Legend has it that Slogen was first climbed in 1870 by Jon Klokk. Later on that year it was climbed by the famous climber and alpine explorer William Cecil Slingsby. The latter wrote about the view from Slogen as "one of the proudest in Europe".

Many famous Norwegians have been on the top, including most notably Sonja, Queen of Norway.

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