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 | |
|---|---|
 Slogen from a distance. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,564 m (5,131 ft) |
| Prominence | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Coordinates | 62.2080°N 6.6730°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Slogen Location of the mountain  Slogen Slogen (Norway) | |
| Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Parent range | Sunnmørsalpene |
| Topo map | 1219 III Hjørundfjord |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1870 (Jon Klokk) |
| Easiest route | Hike |
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
- "Slogen, Ørsta (Møre og Romsdal)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- Dyer, Anthony; Baddeley, John; Robertson, Ian H. (2006). Walks and Scrambles in Norway. Rockbuy Limited. ISBN 978-1-904466-25-3.
