Njunis

Njunis
Elevation	1,713 m (5,620 ft)
Prominence	1,305 m (4,281 ft)
Listing	13 at List of peaks in Norway by prominence
Location
Location	Målselv, Troms, Norway
Coordinates	68°45′N 19°30′E / 68.75°N 19.5°E / 68.75; 19.5Coordinates: 68°45′N 19°30′E / 68.75°N 19.5°E / 68.75; 19.5
Topo map	1532 I Dividalen 1532 II Altevatn

Njunis is a mountain in the interior of southern Troms county, in Målselv municipality. With a peak at 1,713 metres (5,620 ft), it is the highest mountain in this part of the county, and has Norway's thirteenth largest prominence. The tree line (downy birch) reaches to 700 metres (2,300 ft) elevation on the southern slope of the mountain, the highest tree line in Troms. This forest is part of the Øvre Dividal National Park. At the peak NATO has an radar centre.^[1]

Name

The name is from the Sami word njunis which means 'prominent "nose" of a mountain'.^[1]

See also

• List of mountains in Norway by prominence

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Store norske leksikon. "Njunis" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Njunis. Retrieved 2010-04-09.