Saksi (mountain)

Saksi or Sokse is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,189-metre (7,182 ft) 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 Stehøi to the southeast; Gravdalstinden, Storebjørn, and Veslebjørn to the south; Kalven to the southwest; and Kniven and Store Smørstabbtinden to the north.^[1] The first known ascent was in 1886 by Carl Hall and Mathias Soggemoen.^[2]

Saksi
Sokse / Saksa
Highest point
Elevation	2,189 m (7,182 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence	179 m (587 ft)[1][3]
Parent peak	Storebjørn
Isolation	0.322 km (0.200 mi)[1]
Coordinates	61°33′42″N 8°08′01″E[4]
Geography
Saksi Location of the mountain Show map of Innlandet Saksi Saksi (Norway) Show map of Norway
Location	Innlandet, Norway
Parent range	Jotunheimen
Topo map	1518 II Galdhøpiggen
Climbing
First ascent	1886 Carl Hall, Mathias Soggemoen

See also

• List of mountains in Norway by height