WATKINS MOUNTAINS

This overview provides an overview of peaks belonging to Watkins Mountains as well as the nearby area.

The climbing history of each peak is outlined. Each expedition to this area is required to file a report with the Danish Polar Center, unfortunately, many expeditions do not report on their mountaineering activities. This should have been a requirement by the Danish Polar Center, to benefit all future visitors to the area.
It is, in my opinion, rather questionable if these parties can claim first ascents of peaks, and then deliberately not publish the location and route climbed. If everything had been reported to the DPC, then that library would have been a valuable source of information. I visited this library in the winter of 2004, unfortunately, there is quite limited information available.

Please send email with additional information and or corrections to: petter@ii.uib.no, this may then develop into a source of information that is available to any interested party.

More peaks will be added as information is received.

Below, peaks are listed sorted by elevation. A peak is ranked (considered an independent peak) if its primary factor (prominence) is at least 100 meter. This data is derived from the Hvitserk map, contour interval 25 meter, interpolation is used where no elevation is stated. Location (approximate coordinates), primary factor and first ascent information is given, a link for each mountain may then point to more extensive information related to climbing history and other facts.

Copyright Petter Bjørstad, June 2004-2005
I appreciate that use of these data is acknowledged including a link to my main mountain page.

Rank	Height	Name	Primary factor	Location	First ascent
1	3694	Hvitserk	3694	N68:55.170, W029:53.912	1935
2	3683	Dome	645	N68:50.372, W029:55.418	1988
3	3669	Cone	331	N68:52.283, W029:57.009	1988
4	3609	PEV	1296	N68:48.6, W029:33.1	1996
5	3549	Point 3549	761	N68:47, W029:26	1988
6	3535	Point 3535	172	N68:53.541, W029:54.465	1998
7	3526	Deception Dome	151	N68:51, W029:38	1988
8	3513	Point 3513	125	N68:52.6, W029:57.5	No info
9	3503	Styggehorn	140	N68:52.077, W030:00.000	2004
10	3455	Julia	167	N68:51, W029:30	1988
11	3413	Point 3413	150	N, W	Uncertain height, No info
NR	3413	Point 3413W	75	N, W	Unclimbed ?
NR	3413	Point 3413E	75	N, W	Unclimbed ?
NR	3410	International Peak	72	N68:50.5, W029:30	2000
12	3380	Lichenbjerg	267	N, W	No info
13	3369	Point 3369	306	N68:48, W029:56.5	Unclimbed ?
14	3367	Forefinger	454	N68:48.4, W029:17	1999
15	3321	Pyramid Peak	508	N, W	2000
16	3308	Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld	>1500	N, W	1970
17	3307	Point 3307	269	N, W	No info
18	3288	Peak Østerrike	125	N68:53.871, W029:49.091	Uncertain height, 1998
19	3266	Skitoppen	103	N68:52.456, W029:36.684	1998
20	3250	Midnight Peak	112	N68:45.5, W029:21	1999
21	3249	Midnight Peak??	336	N, W	1999
22	3237	Point 3237	124	N68:51.7, W029:50	Unclimbed ?
23	3212	Sphynx	tbd	N, W	2000
24	3206	Point 3206	118	N, W	Unclimbed ?
25	3175	Point 3175	212	N68:54, W29:34	1998
26	3060	Point 3060	125	N68:53:30, W29:34	1998
27	3044	Point 3044	556	N, W	No info
28	3020	Terra Nova Peak	tbd	N, W	1999
29	3013	Point 3013	100	N68:58, W029:52.5	Unclimbed ?
30	2992	Ladies Peak	tbd	N, W	2000
31	2960	Flash Point	tbd	N, W	1999
32	2950	Point 2950	162	N, W	Unclimbed ?
33	2868	Point 2868	255	N, W	Unclimbed
34	2848	Point 2848	tbd	N, W	1998
35	2824	Brekruna	tbd	N, W	2002
36	2793	Point 2793	103	N68:56, W29:37	Unclimbed?
37	2750	Point 2750	50	N68:55:30, W29:36	1998
38	2724	Point 2724	50	N68:56:30, W29:38	Unclimbed?
39	2667	Istind	429	N68:58.513, W029:05.029	2004
40	2650	Snefjeld	323	N68:59.899, W029:06.459	2004
41	2628	Ebeth	219	N68:59.086, W029:02.879	2004
42	2511	Lille Snefjeld	118	N68:59.488, W029:04.705	2004
43	2466	Anita Fjeld	178	N68:59.342, W029:24.435	2004
44	2464	Point 2464	101	N, W	Unclimbed
45	2449	Kristine Fjeld	141	N69:00.202, W029:09.040	2004
46	2378	Rabben	108	N68:58.597, W029:09.285	2004
47	2275	Skorsteinseggi	160	N68:59.228, W029:14.921	2004
48	2263	Point 2263	100	N69:01.739, W029:25.618	1998??
49	2232	Skjærseggi	119	N68:59.585, W029:16.451	2004
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