Petermann Peak

Petermann Peak is a prominent mountain in northeastern Greenland, in King Christian X Land within Northeast Greenland National Park. Rising above the north side of the Nordenskiöld Glacier in the inner Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, it dominates a remote, uninhabited Arctic landscape and is regarded, along with nearby Payer Peak, as one of the best-known summits in this part of Greenland. First seen in August 1870 during the Second German North Polar Expedition and named for geographer August Heinrich Petermann, it later figured in exploration history through a mistaken identification in 1899 and long-standing belief that it was Greenland’s highest mountain. Its first recorded ascent came on 15 August 1929.

Nationalparken · Greenland