Jakta

Jakta
Jakta seen from Slogen
Highest point
Elevation1,588 m (5,210 ft)
Prominence529 m (1,736 ft)
Parent peakKvitegga
Isolation6.8 km (4.2 mi)
Coordinates62°10′16″N 6°37′00″E / 62.1710°N 6.6167°E / 62.1710; 6.6167
Geography
Interactive map of the mountain
LocationMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Parent rangeSunnmørsalpene
Topo map1219 III Hjørundfjord
Climbing
First ascent1896: H.C. Bowen and C.W. Patchell

Jakta is a 1,588-metre (5,210 ft) tall mountain in the Sunnmørsalpene mountain range. It is located in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Jakta lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the nearby mountain Slogen and just across the Hjørundfjorden from the mountain Skårasalen. The village of Leira lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Jakta.

On 2 August 1896, the two Brits H.C. Bowen and Cecil W. Patchell became the first known people to reach the top of Jakta.