Sermitsiaq (mountain)

The Sermitsiaq seen from Nuuk from

The Sermitsiaq is a 1210 m high mountain in the southwest of Greenland near the capital, Nuuk. The Greenlandic name, Sermitsiaq means " saddle" and has the shape of the mountain, as it appears from Nuuk from, out. Because of its distinctive shape, it is a landmark of the city and is also depicted in the crest. The newspaper Sermitsiaq, one of the two greenland wide newspapers, is named after the mountain.

Location

The Sermitsiaq is located about 15 kilometers northeast of Nuuk on the approximately 15 km long and 7 km wide U-shaped Sermitsiaq Island in Nuuk Fjord ( Nuup Kangerlua, Danish Godthåbs Fjord ). The mountain occupies the majority of the area of the island. While the south side of the Sermitsiaq is marked by steep rock walls, under which lies a small lake, the north side of the mountain is heavily glaciated.

The summit region is marked by a sharp east-west oriented ridge which jutted three high points in the course. The main peak, the westernmost of these surveys is marked with a cairn. To the west, the ridge is about the distinctive saddle, which has helped the mountain its name to a distinctive rocky Vorgipfel away and plunges steeply into the sea there.

On the northern tip of the island is a prominent waterfall from Sermitsiaq crashes into the sea, which is a destination for tourists excursions from Nuuk from.

Ascent

The Sermitsiaq, starting from the bay in the south of the island over the ridge that extends down from the main about the side peaks in the east to north-easterly direction towards the center of the island, climbed. There are no roads, the increase requires some easy rock climbing, if conditions are poor can also Eiskletterausrüstung be necessary.

Pictures

Sermitsiaq from the air

Sermitsiaq from the aircraft during the landing approach to Nuuk