Jakta

Jakta^[3] is a 1,588-metre (5,210 ft) tall mountain in the Sunnmørsalpene mountain range. It is located in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Jakta lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the nearby mountain Slogen and just across the Hjørundfjorden from the mountain Skårasalen. The village of Leira lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Jakta.^[4]

Jakta
Jakta seen from Slogen
Highest point
Elevation	1,588 m (5,210 ft)[1]
Prominence	529 m (1,736 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Kvitegga
Isolation	6.8 km (4.2 mi)[1]
Coordinates	62.1710°N 6.6167°E / 62.1710; 6.6167[2]
Geography
Interactive map of the mountain
Location	Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Parent range	Sunnmørsalpene
Topo map	1219 III Hjørundfjord
Climbing
First ascent	1896: H.C. Bowen and C.W. Patchell

On 2 August 1896, the two Brits H.C. Bowen and Cecil W. Patchell became the first known people to reach the top of Jakta.

See also

• List of mountains of Norway