Slogen

Infobox Mountain
Name = Slogen
Photo = Slogen.jpg
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Elevation = convert|1564|m|ft|0|lk=on
Location = Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, NOR
Range = Sunnmørsalpene
Prominence = convert|454|m|ft|0|abbr=on [ [http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains.html Petter Bjørstad's mountain page] ]
Coordinates = coord|62|12|33.83|N|6|40|23.14|E|type:mountain_region:NO|display=inline,title
Topographic

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First ascent = 1870 (Jon Klokk)
Easiest route = Hike
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Slogen is a mountain rising up from Hjørundfjorden in the municipality of Ørsta in the west of Norway. Even though it is not among the highest peaks in Norway with its 1,564 m it is rated among the top ten mountain walks in Norway, largely due to its beauty, view and the fact that it's rising directly from the fjord.

Legend has it that Slogen was first climbed in 1870 by Jon Klokk. Later on that year it was climbed by the famous climber and alpine explorer William Cecil Slingsby. The latter wrote about the view from Slogen as "one of the proudest in Europe".

Many famous Norwegians have been on the top, including most notably Sonja, Queen of Norway.

References

Further reading

* A. Dyer et al "Walks and Scrambles in Norway", ISBN 1-904466-25-7.