Ølfjellet

Ølfjellet
Elevation	1,751 m (5,745 ft)
Prominence	1,073 m (3,520 ft) [1]
Location
Location	Saltdal, Nordland, Norway
Range	Saltfjellet
Coordinates	66°47′25″N 15°15′0″E / 66.79028°N 15.25°E / 66.79028; 15.25Coordinates: 66°47′25″N 15°15′0″E / 66.79028°N 15.25°E / 66.79028; 15.25
Topo map	2128 IV Junkerdal (north) and 2128 III Lønsdal (south)

Ølfjellet (or Ørfjellet, sami: Uvbbagájsse) is the highest mountain in the mountain range Saltfjellet, in Nordland, Norway.

The mountain has two peaks, the highest being 1,751 meters. Approximately 1.5 km north of the highest peak is a peak with height 1,651 meters.

The name

The first element is probably øl m 'warmth, heat', the last element is the finite form of fjell n 'fell, mountain'. (The top of the mountain is seldom covered with snow.)

References

1. ^ http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/1500mtn/orfjellet.html