Newtontoppen

Information

Elevation

1.713 m

Country

Norway (NO)

Location / Range

Pegunungan Chydeniusfjella, Pulau Spitsbergen — Svalbard

Mountain type

Gunung non-vulkanik (nunatak berselimut gletser)

Volcanic?

No (non-volcanic)

Coordinates

79.0106, 17.4908

Difficulty

Sulit — ekspedisi ski-mountaineering jarak jauh melintasi ladang es, biasanya beberapa hari dari Longyearbyen

Best Season

Maret–Mei (musim ski Arktik; salju stabil dan siang makin panjang)

Hazards

Celah gletser, suhu sangat dingin dan angin, kawasan beruang kutub (perlu pengawalan/senjata pelindung), serta keterpencilan tanpa sinyal

Description

Newtontoppen (1,713 m) is the highest mountain in Svalbard, Norway's Arctic archipelago. Its summit lies in the Chydeniusfjella range in the northeast of Spitsbergen and is the highest point of the entire archipelago. Surrounded by ice fields and glaciers, it is usually climbed as a multi-day ski-mountaineering expedition from Longyearbyen, with polar-bear awareness an essential part of the journey.