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Norra Storfjället

Norra Storfjället
Syterskalet.jpg
U-shaped valley of Syterskalet, dividing the Norra Storfjället mountain range
Highest point
Elevation 1,768 m (5,801 ft)
Coordinates 65°52′59″N 15°14′00″E / 65.883056°N 15.233333°E / 65.883056; 15.233333Coordinates: 65°52′59″N 15°14′00″E / 65.883056°N 15.233333°E / 65.883056; 15.233333
Geography
Location Laponie, Sweden
Parent range Scandavian Mountains

Norra Storfjället is a mountain range located in the county of Västerbotten, in Laponie Sweden. The mountain range is, for the most part, located within Vindelfjällens Nature Reserve. It reaches a maximum height of 1,768 m at the peak known as Norra Sytertoppen. Other peaks include Måskostjakke (1,690 m) and Södra Sytertoppen (1,685 m). It is divided approximately in half by a deep valley, the valley of Syterskalet/Viterskalet. This U-shaped valley is one of the renowned natural icons of the reserve and is remarkable similar to the Lapporten located 700 km to the north. A ski area lies on the southeast side of the massif , near Hemavan.

Södra Sytertoppen in the foreground and Norra Sytertoppen in the background.

Norra Sytertoppen, the highest point of the Norra Storfjället mountain range.

View of Norra Storfjället from a distance


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