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Kebnekaise
- Easiest route
- 6.9 km+1,415 m · about 4 h · T3
- Prominence
- 1,000 m3,281 ft
- Tonight
- -4°CLight snow · Wind 45 km/h SE
Kebnekaise is a 2,097 m (6,879 ft) mountain in the Scandinavian Mountains, Norrbotten County, Sweden.
All facts
- Elevation
- 2,097 m · 6,879 ft
- Range
- Scandinavian Mountains
- Region
- Norrbotten County, Sweden
- Coordinates
- 67.9007° N, 18.5175° E
How to get to the top of Kebnekaise
The shortest mapped walking route from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.
From Kebnekaise Restaurant (hut)
- Distance
- 6.9 kmone way
- Climb
- +1,415 m−6 m (4,642 ft up)
- Time up
- about 4 h
- Difficulty
- T3Demanding: exposed spots, some easy scrambling
Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.
Kebnekaise 3D map
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Kebnekaise terrain and contours
50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one, from Kebnekaise Restaurant. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
West → east through the summit
Kebnekaise weather
Tonight · Light snow · -4°C (25°F) · 1.6 mm · Wind 45 km/h SE
Kebnekaise forecast for the summit, about 2,097 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 674 m.
- Tonight-4°1.6 mm45 km/h SEBase 3°
- Today-12°-4°2.0 mm42 km/h SEBase -1 / 3°
- Sun-8°-7°10.8 mm55 km/h SEBase 1 / 2°
- Mon-7°-5°9.7 mm49 km/h SEBase 2 / 3°
- Tue-6°-5°5.0 mm33 km/h SEBase 1 / 3°
- Wed-5°-5°2.2 mm33 km/h SEBase 2 / 3°
- Thu-6°-6°6.1 mm49 km/h WBase 2 / 2°
- Fri-6°-6°–40 km/h WBase 1 / 3°
- Sat-7°-5°–27 km/h NWBase 1 / 3°
- Sun-7°-7°–32 km/h WBase 1 / 2°
- Mon-8°-7°–31 km/h WBase 0 / 1°
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 00:30 UTC.
Camping & parking near Kebnekaise
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Kebnekaise, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest campsite
2.3 km WSW
Nearest hut
Tarfala
All mapped places 5
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Campsite | 2.3 km WSW |
| good place for campingCampsite | 3.4 km N |
| Campsite | 3.7 km NNW |
| TarfalaHut | 4.0 km ENE |
| Kebnekaise RestaurantHut | 5.6 km SE |
How steep is the route to Kebnekaise?
The easiest mapped route, 6.9 km from 674 m to 2,097 m. Steepest stretch: 40°.
- 0–15°4.7 km
- 15–30°2.1 km
- 30–45°0.1 km
Grades are averaged between profile points about 90 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 4 km, measured from the Kebnekaise summit.
Summit list 3
- 1Vierranvárri1,706 m 2.2 km SSW
- 2Tuolpagorni1,662 m 3.1 km S
- 3Siŋŋibákti1,604 m 3.7 km WSW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 60 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Glacier Crowfoot12
- Tufted saxifrage8
- Purple Saxifrage8
- Net-leaved Willow7
- Alpine sorrel6
- Eight-petal Mountain-Avens6
Where Kebnekaise sits
- Range
- Scandinavian Mountains29
- Region
- Norrbotten County7Sweden23Europe2,143
Ranked in 1
Nearby places
Lapporten↑45 km NNE
RissajaureLake · 816 m↑54 km N
TorneträskLake · 341 m↑57 km NNE
SarektjåkkåPeak · 2,089 m↑62 km SSW
KiirunavaaraPeak · 749 m↑70 km E
More in the Scandinavian Mountains 6
Kebnekaise downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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How accurate is this?
within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,088 m at the summit; the official height is 2,097 m.
A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 2,097 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 2,088 m | -8 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 2,077 m | -20 m |
Data sources
- Terrain
- Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-09-30)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Routes, Camping & parking
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Accuracy comparison, Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia