Hamperokken
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Hamperokken is the highest mountain peak on the mainland peninsula west of the Ullsfjord
. The area belongs to the municipality of Tromsø
in Troms
county, Norway
. It's located about 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) west of the village of Fagernes and the European route E8
and it's also about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) southeast of the city of Tromsø
.
The mountain is 1404 metres (4,606.3 ft) tall. Hamperokken has the 6th most prominent peak in Norway with a prominence
of 1396 metres (4,580.1 ft).
Ullsfjord
Ullsfjord is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. It is located in the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Tromsø and also the southwestern part of Lyngen. It is also the name of a fjord east of Tromsø and west of Lyngen.-Name:...
. The area belongs to the municipality of Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
in Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It's located about 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) west of the village of Fagernes and the European route E8
European route E8
The European route E 8 is a European route that goes from Tromsø, Norway to Turku, Finland. The length of the route is .* E 8: Tromsø – Nordkjosbotn – Skibotn – Kilpisjärvi – Kaaresuvanto – Muonio – Tornio – Keminmaa – Kemi – Oulu – Liminka – Raahe – Kalajoki – Kokkola – Vaasa – Pori –...
and it's also about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) southeast of the city of Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
.
The mountain is 1404 metres (4,606.3 ft) tall. Hamperokken has the 6th most prominent peak in Norway with a prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
of 1396 metres (4,580.1 ft).