| Other name | Saksi (unofficial)[1] |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 61.56163°N 8.13352°E[2] |
| Location | Innlandet, Norway |
| Elevation | 2189 m |
| Prominence | 179 m |
| Isolation | 0.322 km |
| Range | Jotunheimen |
| Parent peak | Storebjørn |
| First ascent | 1886 Carl Hall, Mathias Soggemoen |
Sokse[1] is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,189-metre (7,182-foot) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain lies in the Smørstabbtindene mountains and it is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Rundhøe to the northeast; Stetinden and Stehøe to the southeast; Gravdalstinden, Storebjørn, and Veslebjørn to the south; Kalven to the southwest; and Kniven and Store Smørstabbtinden to the north.[3] The first known ascent was in 1886 by Carl Hall and Mathias Soggemoen.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn" (in Norwegian). Norgeskart. Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Sokse, Lom" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Sokse". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Lauritzen, Per Roger (ed.) (2009). "Saksi" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fjelleksikon. Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.