Greenland · Watkins Range3,694 m (12,119 ft)Gunnbjørn Fjeld 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Gunnbjørn Fjeld. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Ski-plane landing strip on the polar glacier icefield with expedition tents anchored into firm snow.
Intermediate snow camp dug into the lee of the southern ridge crest to escape fierce Arctic katabatic winds.
The rocky, wind-carved apex marking the highest geographical summit in Greenland and the Arctic, offering endless vistas of the ice sheet.
Total vertical rise from Watkins Glacier Base Camp (2,250m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 68°55′05″ N, 29°49′55″ W. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest mountain in Greenland and the highest peak north of the Arctic Circle at 3,694 metres (12,119 ft). Rising as an enormous basaltic nunatak above the glaciated plateau of the Watkins Range in East Greenland, it was first sighted from the air in 1930 by Gino Watkins and named after the 9th-century Norse explorer Gunnbjørn Ulfsson. The maiden first ascent was achieved on August 16, 1935, by Lawrence Wager, Ebbe Munck, Jack Longland, and Patrick Courtauld during an Anglo-Danish expedition. Climbing Gunnbjørn Fjeld involves moderate alpine glacier ascents, but requires complete self-reliance against extreme polar gales, severe windchill, and isolated Arctic conditions.