Áhkká | |
Elevation M: | 2011 |
Prominence M: | 1105 |
Range: | Scandinavian Mountains |
Translation: | Wife |
Language: | Lule Sami |
Location: | Norrbotten County, Sweden |
Map: | Sweden Norrbotten |
Coordinates: | 67.5833°N 46°W |
smj|'''Áhkká'''|wife|paren=left,[1] pronounced as /smj/), is a massif in the southwestern corner of Stora Sjöfallet National Park in northern Sweden.
The massif has twelve individual peaks and ten glaciers,[2] of which Stortoppen is the highest at 20110NaN0. This peak is the tenth-highest in Sweden. Most notable is that the mountain has a vertical drop of 15630NaN0, from the top of the highest summit down to the lake Akkajaure in the valley below, which is located at 4530NaN0. This is the highest vertical drop found in Sweden. Since the lake below the mountain is regulated by a hydroelectric power station, its surface can drop down to 4230NaN0, which makes the mountain's vertical drop rise to a maximum of 1,593 m (5,226 ft). Due to the large level differences and the massif being well held together and rather isolated, it looks impressive, earning it the nickname Queen of Lapland. In the Sámi tradition it is a holy mountain, and some hikers regard it with a sense of awe and mystique.