Norra Storfjället is a minor sub-range of the

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, located in the county of

Västerbotten Västerbotten (), sometimes called West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in northern Sweden, located by the Gulf of Bothnia. It borders the provinces of Ångermanland, Lapland and Norrbotten. The region is famous for Väs ...

, in Lapland,

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. It is, for the most part, located within

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. It reaches a maximum height of at the peak known as Norra Sytertoppen.data collected fro
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/ref> Other peaks include Måskostjakke () and Södra Sytertoppen (). It is divided approximately in half by a deep valley, the valley of Syterskalet – Viterskalet. This U-shaped valley, similar to

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in northern Lapland, is one of the natural landmarks of the reserve. A ski resort is located at

Hemavan Hemavan ( South Sami: Bïerke) is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County ( Lapland), Sweden with 222 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on European route E12. During the winter months Hemavan caters to many tourists a ...

in the southwest of the area.

Gallery

File:Sytertoppen.jpg, Södra Sytertoppen in the foreground and Norra Sytertoppen in the background. File:Norra Sytertoppen.jpg, Norra Sytertoppen, the highest point of the Norra Storfjället. File:16000300030657-Norra Storfjället-Riksantikvarieämbetet.jpg, View of Norra Storfjället from a distance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Norra Storfjallet Mountain ranges of Sweden Geography of Västerbotten County