Schweizerland Alps

The Schweizerland Alps form a spectacular coastal alpine cordillera in King Christian IX Land, Sermersooq Municipality, East Greenland. Named in 1912 by Swiss geophysicist Alfred de Quervain, the region is characterized by jagged granite needles, enormous tidewater glaciers, and the dominant icy dome of Mount Forel (3,383 m), the highest summit in Greenland outside the Watkins Range.

Countries: Greenland
Region: Sermersooq, King Christian IX Land, East Greenland
Glaciated alpine summits and outlet fjords of the Schweizerland Alps in East Greenland.
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The gleaming ice dome and granite battlements of Mount Forel in the Schweizerland Alps.
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First Ascent: August 10, 1938🧗 1 Route

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.

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  • Alfred de Quervain's Swiss Greenland Expeditions 1909 and 1912(Polar Record / Cambridge University Press)

    Supporting claim: Geographical naming and survey of the Schweizerland cordillera

    Accessed/Documented: 2026