Fløyfjellet
Fløya or Fløyfjellet is a mountain adjacent to the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 590-metre (1,940 ft) tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.
| Fløyfjellet | |
|---|---|
| Fløya Svålen (historic) | |
_2013.jpg.webp) Fløyfjellet seen from Svolvær | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 68.2483°N 14.6012°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Fløyfjellet Location of the mountain  Fløyfjellet Fløyfjellet (Norway) | |
| Location | Nordland, Norway |
| Parent range | Lofoten |
The mountain was historically called Svålen or Svolen and now that name usually refers to one of the lower peaks on the east side of the mountain.[2]
The mountain is popular among climbers, in particular Svolværgeita, a 150 m (490 ft) high pinnacle at the southern face of Fløya, which resembles a goat with two horns.[3][4]
References
- "Fløya, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- "Svolen, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- Webster, Ed (1994). Climbing in the Magic Islands. A climbing and hiking guidebook to the Lofoten Islands of Norway. Henningsvær: Nord Norsk Klatreskole. p. 194.
- Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010–2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norwegian Automobile Federation. pp. 107, 668, 669.
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