Sarektjåkkå is the second highest mountain in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 and the highest mountain in the Laponian area

Laponian area

The Laponian area is a large mountainous wildlife area in the Lapland province in Northern Sweden, more precisely in the Gällivare Municipality, Arjeplog Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality...

 at 2, 089 metres AMSL. The mountain is located close to the Eastern border of Sarek National Park

Sarek National Park

Sarek National Park is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, in the province Lapland in northern Sweden. Sarek borders the national parks Stora Sjöfallet and Padjelanta...

, about 23 kilometres south-west of Suorva

Suorva

Suorva or Suorvadammen is a small settlement situated at the southern parts of Akkajaure, in Stora Sjöfallet National Park. The settlement can be reached by car . It consists of a few houses and a hydroelectric dam operated by Vattenfall...

. Not being easily accessible by any nearby roads, merely reaching it normally takes a day or more of backcountry

Backcountry

A backcountry area in general terms is a geographical region that is:* isolated* remote* undeveloped* difficult to accessThe term may apply to various regions that are reasonably close to urban areas but are:* not immediately accessible by car...

hiking. Summiting can be done without climbing, but the route up is rather exposed.