Greenland · Schweizerland Alps3,383 m (11,099 ft)Mount Forel 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Mount Forel. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Base camp established on the expansive glacier valley east of Mount Forel.
High camp positioned on the broad saddle below the Northeast Ridge ramparts.
The smooth, crystalline ice cap crowned at 3,383 metres overlooking the Sermilik fjord.
Total vertical rise from Schweizerland Glacier Base (1,750m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 66°56′10″ N, 36°49′15″ 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 Mount Forel
Mount Forel is a magnificent glaciated dome summit standing at 3,383 metres (11,099 ft) in the Schweizerland Alps of East Greenland, just north of the Arctic Circle. It is the highest mountain in Greenland outside the Watkins Range. Named in 1912 by Swiss explorer Alfred de Quervain in honor of limnologist François-Alphonse Forel, the mountain was famously explored by Gino Watkins and Alfred Stephenson in 1931, before being conquered on its first ascent by André Roch's Swiss expedition in 1938. The peak is renowned for its perpetual summit ice dome and sweeping views across the Sermilik fjord and coastal glacier systems.