Location Målselv, Troms, Norway Prominence 1,302 m | Elevation 1,713 m | |
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Isolation 59.5 kilometres (37.0 mi) Listing Mountains in Norway by height Topo map 1532 I Dividalen
1532 II Altevatn Similar Rostafjellet, Kvitegga, Jiehkkevárri, Muen, Alkhornet | ||
Njunis is a mountain in the interior of southern Troms county, in Målselv municipality. With a peak at 1,713 metres (5,620 ft), it is the highest mountain in this part of the county, and has Norway's thirteenth largest prominence. The tree line (downy birch) reaches to 700 metres (2,300 ft) elevation on the southern slope of the mountain, the highest tree line in Troms. This forest is part of the Øvre Dividal National Park. At the peak NATO has an radar centre.
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Map of Njunis, 9334 %C3%98verbygd, Norway
Name
The name is from the Sami word njunis which means 'prominent "nose" of a mountain'.
References
Njunis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA