Jakta
Mountain in Sunnmøre, Norway
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Jakta[3] is a 1,588-metre (5,210 ft) tall mountain in the Sunnmørsalpene mountain range. It is located in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Jakta lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the nearby mountain Slogen and just across the Hjørundfjorden from the mountain Skårasalen. The village of Leira lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Jakta.[4]
Prominence529 m (1,736 ft)[1]
| Jakta | |
|---|---|
Jakta seen from Slogen | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,588 m (5,210 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 529 m (1,736 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Kvitegga |
| Isolation | 6.8 km (4.2 mi)[1] |
| Coordinates | 62.1710°N 6.6167°E[2] |
| Geography | |
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| Interactive map of the mountain | |
| Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Parent range | Sunnmørsalpene |
| Topo map | 1219 III Hjørundfjord |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1896: H.C. Bowen and C.W. Patchell |
On 2 August 1896, the two Brits H.C. Bowen and Cecil W. Patchell became the first known people to reach the top of Jakta.
