Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland

Name Info	Local or Alternate Name(s):     Alternate: Hvitserk     Alternate: Gunnbjørs Fjeld
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	68.918173, -29.898692 (Dec Deg) 68° 55' 5'' N, 29° 53' 55'' W (DMS) 383662 E, 7648012 N, Zone 26 (UTM)
Map Source	SFDI (1:50,000)
Country	Greenland (Highest Point)
State/Province	Sermersooq (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 23      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 23) Selected Trip Reports - Click on linked Date for full report: Date Climber Type GPS TR Words Link 2024-05-19 Slayden, Greg TR-2530 2024-05-19 Hart, David 🏔️ (2006-03-09) Starbuck, John TR-40 2006-03-04 Starbuck, John TR-197 2004-05-17 Bjørstad, Petter TR-6 ii.uib.no (2004-03-20) Starbuck, John TR-113 1998-05-27 Starbuck, John TR-22
Peak Lists that contain Gunnbjørn Fjeld      North America Range3 High Points (Rank #20)      North America Peaks with 200 km of Isolation (Rank #2)      North America Peaks with 2000 meters of Prominence (Rank #8)      World Peaks with 1000 km of Isolation (Rank #9)      World Top 50 by Prominence (Rank #43)      Ultras of North America (Rank #8)      World Top 100 by Prominence (Rank #43)      World Peaks with 300 km of Isolation (Rank #9)      World Country High Points (Rank #51)      High Points of 50 Largest Islands (Rank #1)      World Island High Points above 2000 meters (Rank #11)      North America Country High Points (Rank #6)      Country High Points of the Americas (Rank #13)      High Points of the Arctic (Rank #1)      North America Island High Points above 1000 meters (Rank #1)      Ultras of Greenland (Rank #1)
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John Starbuck on return from first Winter summit attempt. Not enough insulation! (2004-03-20). Photo by John Starbuck. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 3694 m/12,119 ft   Optimistic Prominence: 3694 m/12,119 ft   Key Col: Atlantic Ocean    0 m/0 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 3254.13 km/2022.02 mi    Isolation Limit Point: 46.638699, 8.115481 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Mittelhorn  (ESE)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: North America Arctic Islands (Highest Point) Range3: Greenland (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Atlantic-North Islands Atlantic Ocean
Island	Greenland (Highest Point)
First Ascent	August 16, 1935     Cortauld, Augustine     Longland, Jack     Munck, Ebbe     Wager, H.G.     Wager, Laurence
Data Source	1:50,000 Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

John Starbuck (L) & Paul Walker (R) on summit of Gunnbjorn Fjeld. First ascent in Winter (2006-03-04). Photo by John Starbuck. Click here for larger-size photo.

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