| Mont Forel | |
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 Location of Mont Forel within Greenland | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,383 m (11,099 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,581 m (5,187 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 66°56′06″N36°47′15″W / 66.93500°N 36.78750°W /66.93500; -36.78750 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Sermersooq,Greenland |
| Parent range | Schweizerland |
Mont Forel is amountain inKing Christian IX Land,Sermersooq Municipality,Greenland. It is part of theSchweizerland range, also known as 'Schweizerland Alps'.[1]
This peak is located in a popular climbing destination, together with theWatkins Range to the northeast and theStauning Alps further north.[2]
The mountain was named in 1912 by Swissgeophysicist andArctic explorerAlfred de Quervain[3] after his Greenland icecap crossing fromGodhavn (Qeqertarsuaq) on the west, toSermilik Fjord on the eastern side.[4]
Mont Forel was first climbed by aSwiss expedition of theAkademischer Alpen-Club ofZürich led byAndré Roch in 1938.[5][6]
Mont Forel is the highest peak outside of the area of theWatkins Range, where the highest mountain,Gunnbjørn Fjeld, rises. It is located just north of theArctic Circle in the Schweizerland Alps, north ofSermilik, nearAmmassalik Island. Its elevation is 3,383 metres (11,099 ft) and there is anice dome at the top of the mountain.[7] TheCrown Prince Frederick Range stretches northeastwards to the northeast of Mont Forel.[8]
