| Jiehkkevárri | |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Location of the mountain |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 7 |
| Mapframe-Wikidata: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 69.4693°N 19.8776°W[1] |
| Location: | Troms, Norway |
| Elevation M: | 1834 |
| Elevation Ref: | [2] [3] |
| Prominence M: | 1741 |
| Prominence Ref: | [4] 2nd in Norway |
| Range: | Lyngen Alps |
| First Ascent: | 1899 |
| Easiest Route: | Skiing |
| Listing: | Ultra |
Jiehkkevárri (alternative spellings: Jiekkevarri, Jiekkevarre, or Jæggevarre) is a mountain on the border of Lyngen Municipality and Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is the highest mountain in Troms and has the second highest prominence (primary factor) among Norwegian mountains. The 1834m (6,017feet) tall mountain sits about northeast of the village of Lakselvbukt and about southwest of the village of Lyngseidet.
The first people known to have climbed it were Geoffrey Hastings (British) and Elias Hogrenning (Norwegian) in 1899. Its summit is ice-capped and any ascent involves a crossing of crevassed glaciers. Therefore, climbing it needs guiding by experienced mountaineers.[5] [6]
In winter, an experienced ski-mountaineer can traverse Jiehkkevárri in one long day, descending almost from the top via the steep, northeast facing couloir, described by the late Andreas Fransson as "a future classic for the new generation of mountain skiers".[7] The descent route is exposed to serac fall from above, and is generally not recommended for ascending.
The name is a compound of the Sami language words jiehkki which means "glacier" and várri which means "mountain".