This list contains the Major Mountains on Svalbard ranked by prominence.
Svalbard is a part of Norway, but since it is quite a separated island it
is listed by itself.
Norway has one other Arctic island, with the country's only active volcano, Jan Mayen. This mountain is 2277 meter high and therefore is Norway's second most prominent mountain. (Located north-east of Iceland.)
Norway has two Antarctic islands, one, Peter I Island, has a high peak named Lars Christensen Peak, elevation 1640 meter.
The primary factor of a mountain is the minimal vertical drop from its summit before one can ascend a higher peak.
A Major Mountain must have at least 600 meter of prominence.
Confirmed
corrections/updates are most welcome by email to: petter@ii.uib.no
Two stars behind the rank means that I have climbed it.
Rank | Height | Name | Primary factor | Location |
1** | 1717 | Newtontoppen | 1717 | Spitsbergen |
2 | 1431 | Hornsundtind | 1130 | Spitsbergen |
3 | 1084 | Monacofjellet | 1084 | Prins Karls Forland |
4 | 1458 | Kongen | 1080 | Spitsbergen |
5 | 1235 | Gustavfjellet | 1030 | Spitsbergen |
6 | 1205 | Berzeliustinden | 950 | Spitsbergen |
7 | 1079 | Helvetiafjellet | 950 | Spitsbergen |
8 | 1145 | Møysalen | 940 | Spitsbergen |
9 | 973 | Arctowskifjellet | 750 | Spitsbergen |
10 | 700 | Norddomen | 700 | Nordaustlandet |
11 | 918 | Ben Nevis | 690 | Spitsbergen |
12 | 901 | Ytterdalssåta | 680 | Spitsbergen |
13 | 1050 | Nordensjøldfjellet | 680 | Spitsbergen |
14 | 665 | Håstberget | 665 | Barentsøya |
15 | 727 | Hardiefjellet | 650 | Prins Karls Forland |
16 | 1005 | Ringdalsfjellet | 630 | Spitsbergen |
17 | 760 | Solryggen | 630 | Spitsbergen |
18 | 1030 | Storknausen | 630 | Spitsbergen |
19 | 925 | Bjørnsonfjellet | 620 | Spitsbergen |
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