| Jiehkkevárri | |
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Jiekkevarre with its glacier towering over the ice-free Balsfjord. February 2009. |
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| Elevation | 1,833 m (6,014 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,741 m (5,712 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Location | |
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Jiehkkevárri
Troms county, Norway |
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| Range | Lyngen Alps |
| Coordinates | [1] |
| Topo map | 1633 IV Storfjord |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1899 |
| Easiest route | Skiing |
Jiehkkevárri (sometimes spelled as Jiekkevarri or Jiekkevarre) is a mountain on the border of the municipalities of Lyngen and Tromsø in Troms county, Norway. It is the highest mountain in Troms county and has the second highest prominence (primary factor) among Norwegian mountains.
It was first climbed by Geoffrey Hastings (British) and Elias Hogrenning (Norwegian) in 1899. Its summit is ice-capped and any ascent involves a crossing of crevassed glaciers. Therefore, climbing it is for experienced mountaineers only.[2][3]
The name is a compound of the Sami language words jiehkki which means "glacier" and várri which means "mountain".