Slogen

Slogen is a mountain rising up from Hjørundfjorden in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain is located just west of the municipal boundary with Stranda and just north of the nearby mountain Jakta. Many famous Norwegians have been on the top of this mountain, including most notably Queen Sonja of Norway.

Slogen up close.
Slogen
Slogen from a distance.
Highest point
Elevation1,564 m (5,131 ft)
Prominence454 m (1,490 ft)
Listing
Coordinates62.2080°N 6.6730°E / 62.2080; 6.6730[1]
Geography
Slogen
Location of the mountain
Slogen
Slogen (Norway)
LocationMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Parent rangeSunnmørsalpene
Topo map1219 III Hjørundfjord
Climbing
First ascent1870 (Jon Klokk)
Easiest routeHike

Even though it is not among the highest peaks in Norway, the 1,564-metre (5,131 ft) tall mountain is rated among the top ten mountain walks in Norway. This is largely due to its beauty, view, and the fact that it's 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".[2]

See also

References

  1. "Slogen, Ørsta (Møre og Romsdal)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. Dyer, Anthony; Baddeley, John; Robertson, Ian H. (2006). Walks and Scrambles in Norway. Rockbuy Limited. ISBN 978-1-904466-25-3.
  • Media related to Slogen at Wikimedia Commons


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