Lyngen slope angle map
Lyngen (Lyngsalpan, the Lyngen Alps) is a mountain chain of almost 80 km on the Lyngen peninsula in Troms, between Ullsfjorden and Lyngenfjorden, with some 50 summits over 1300 m and Jiehkkevárri at about 1830 m. More than half of the terrain around Jiehkkevárri, Store Lenangstinden and Daltinden is 30° or steeper on the slope angle map.
How steep is the terrain around Lyngen?
Around Jiehkkevárri, the highest mountain in Troms at about 1830 m, more than half of the terrain is 30° or steeper on the map and more than a third is in the 45° and steeper class. The north side of Store Lenangstinden is almost entirely coloured and mostly 30° or steeper, while about half of its south side is uncoloured. In Lyngsdalen, the access valley from Furuflaten, the north side is mostly 30° or steeper on the map and the south and west sides mostly below 30°. Rørnestinden near Lyngseidet and Storgalten both have a west side that is almost entirely coloured; at Steindalsbreen the west side is mostly uncoloured and the south side mostly 30° or steeper.
Planning a trip to Lyngen: zones, access rules and slope angle
Ski touring starts from Lyngsdalen and Furuflaten in the south, Lyngseidet and Kjosen in the middle and Nord-Lenangen in the north; hikers start from Sørlenangsbotn (Blåisvatnet) and Steindalen (Steindalsbreen). Most of the mountains are in the Lyngsalpan landscape protection area (961 km²), where motor traffic, flying below 300 m and, as a rule, drones are prohibited; Lyngseidet and Rørnestinden are outside it. About 140 glaciers cover close to 100 km² of it; the map shows slope angle, not ice or crevasses. Worth a close look on the map: the faces above the floor of Lyngsdalen and the west side of Rørnestinden above Kjosen.
Where to check the avalanche forecast for Lyngen
Varsom (NVE) publishes the avalanche forecast for the Lyngen region daily from 1 December to 31 May, before 16:00 for two days ahead; outside that season there is no forecast. The region covers the whole peninsula and the west side at Lakselvbukt, but the east shore of Lyngenfjorden (Skibotn, Olderdalen, Kåfjord) is in the Nord-Troms region. The protected area's website warns that avalanche danger can be high in Lyngsdalen and that glacier rivers can be dangerous to cross.
This map is not an avalanche forecast or a safety assessment: base your decisions on the official forecast, the weather and what you see on site.
How to read the slope classes
The colours start at 20°; the six classes are listed below. Terrain with no colour is below 20° or a gap in the source data. The map gives no point values: compare each colour with the legend, and zoom in, because when zoomed out each pixel shows the steepest value in the area it covers.
- 20–24° blue
- 25–29° light green
- 30–34° yellow
- 35–39° orange
- 40–44° red
- ≥45° magenta
Data and grid size
The slope classes are computed from the official elevation model named below, on a 2 m grid. They show terrain shape, not snow, weather or trail conditions.
- Dataset
- Kartverket DTM 1
- Published resolution
- 2 m
- Coordinate system
- EPSG:25833
- Coverage checked
- 2026-10-03
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