Hiorthfjellet

Hiorth­fjel­let is loca­ted on the north side of Advent­fjord.

Hiorth­fjel­let is a pro­mi­nent, almost ico­nic moun­tain on the north side of Advent­fjord, oppo­si­te of Lon­gye­ar­by­en. It is the ever­y­day stun­ning view that you have from town and a gre­at desti­na­ti­on, though chal­len­ging, for excel­lent hiking both sum­mer and win­ter. In the sum­mer, you need boat trans­fer to get the­re. In the win­ter, it is easier as the river and tun­dra in Advent­da­len are fro­zen and snow-cover­ed, so you can easi­ly cross by ski or snow mobi­le. It is even pos­si­ble to get seve­ral hundred met­res up the slo­pe of Hiorth­fjel­let, to the hut Tel­el­in­ken which is easi­ly seen with its huge anten­nas.

Hiorth­fjell­gru­va, the old mine on Hiorth­fjel­let, has got two dedi­ca­ted pages: Ørne­re­det and Sne­heim.

The first pan­ora­ma is taken in an alti­tu­de of appro­xi­m­ate­ly 600 met­res. This is whe­re we start to ascend Hiorth­fjel­let pro­per. The way up is hard work 🥵 …

… almost the­re 🙂

Here we have rea­ched the wes­tern cor­ner of the pla­teau that forms the moun­tain top of Hiorth­fjel­let.

This pan­ora­ma is loca­ted at the sou­the­as­tern cor­ner of the top pla­teau, with the view to the gla­cier Hiorth­breen on the north side of the ridge.

Our next and last view­point is the nor­t­hern cor­ner of Hiorthfjellet’s top pla­teau, with a good view over Hanas­kog­da­len:

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