Fløya

This article is about the mountain in Nordland. For the mountain in Bergen that is also called Fløyfjellet, see Fløyen.

Fløya^[2] (also known as Fløyfjellet^[3] or Svolen^[4]) is a mountain adjacent to the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 590-metre (1,940 ft) tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.

Fløya
Fløyfjellet / Svolen (historic)
Fløya seen from Svolvær
Highest point
Elevation	590 m (1,940 ft)[1]
Coordinates	68.2483°N 14.6012°E / 68.2483; 14.6012[1]
Geography
Interactive map of the mountain
Location	Nordland, Norway
Parent range	Lofoten

The mountain is popular among climbers, in particular Svolværgeita, a 150 m (490 ft) high pinnacle at the southern face of Fløya, which resembles a goat with two horns.^[5][6]

Name

The official name of the mountain is Fløya,^[2] but it is also known as Fløyfjellet.^[3] The mountain was historically called Svålen or Svolen^[4] and now that name usually refers to one of the lower peaks on the east side of the mountain.^[7]

References

1. "Fløya, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn Fløya". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn Fløyfjellet". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
4. "Informasjon om stadnamn Svolen". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
5. Webster, Ed (1994). Climbing in the Magic Islands. A climbing and hiking guidebook to the Lofoten Islands of Norway. Henningsvær: Nord Norsk Klatreskole. p. 194.
6. Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010–2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norwegian Automobile Federation. pp. 107, 668, 669.
7. "Svolen, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.