Nordenskiöldfjellet (1053 m)

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Nordenskiöldfjellet (1053 m) is a Mountain in Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Nordenskiöldfjellet is a mountain of 1,053 metres near Longyearbyen, on Spitsbergen, one of the highest and most prominent peaks in the immediate area. It takes its name from Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, the Finnish-Swedish polar explorer and first to navigate the Northeast Passage. Like its neighbours it has the flat-topped profile typical of Svalbard, its layered slopes built of ancient sedimentary rock and mantled in scree. Rising above the Adventdalen and Bjørndalen valleys, its long ridges make a rewarding but serious objective for experienced hikers and ski tourers, with wide views over Longyearbyen, the fjords and the surrounding ice fields for those who reach the top. Reindeer, Arctic foxes and ptarmigan range across the lower slopes. The mountain lies at around 78°N, deep in the auroral zone, and through the polar night, when the sun stays down for months, the dark Arctic sky brings the northern lights often and vividly, wheeling above the valleys and the frozen peaks around it.

Where to find Nordenskiöldfjellet (1053 m)?

78°10'28"N, 15°24'51"E

Aurora hunting in Longyearbyen?

The aurora season here runs from October to February, with the best chances of seeing the Northern Lights in November, December and January. The natural setting around Nordenskiöldfjellet (1053 m) makes it a wonderful spot to watch for the Northern Lights.

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