Ähpar, mountain massif in Sarek National Park, Jokkmokk Municipality, Sweden
Ähpar is a mountain massif in Sarek National Park, southeast of the Sarektjåkko massif and north of the Basstavagge valley. Its highest peaks are Ähpartjåhkkå at 1,914 m and Ruopsoktjåhkkå at 1,918 m. Three large glaciers cut through the massif: Bierikjiegŋa, Ähpárjiegŋa and Ruopsokjiegŋa.
Ähpar lies in the eastern part of Sareks national park in Swedish Lapland, bounded by the Basstavagge valley to the south and Lake Bierikjávrre to the north-west. The massif is cut by glaciers, the largest being Bierikjiegŋa, Ähpárjiegŋa and Ruopsokjiegŋa. Its highest summits are Ähpártjåhkkå at 1,920 m and the south summit of Ruopsoktjåhkkå at 1,918 m.
The massif's Lule Sami name, Ähpártjåhkkå, belongs to its highest summit, while Ähpar/Äpar is the Swedish form recorded for the whole mountain block. The three large glaciers cut into the massif carry their own names: Bierikjiegŋa, Ähpárjiegŋa and Ruopsokjiegŋa.
Ähpar is reached on foot from the Sarek trailheads; the massif lies east of Sarektjåkko and is bounded by the Basstavagge valley to the south and Lake Bierikjávrre to the northwest. Three large glaciers, Bierikjiegŋa, Ähpárjiegŋa and Ruopsokjiegŋa, cut through the massif, so glacier crossings and their crevasses must be assessed before any ascent. Streams fed by meltwater make fords in Basstavagge harder as the day warms.
Ähpar is cut by three large glaciers: Bierikjiegŋa, Ähpárjiegŋa and Ruopsokjiegŋa. The massif lies between the Basstavagge valley to the south and Lake Bierikjávrre to the northwest, and its two highest summits, Ähpártjåhkkå and Ruopsoktjåhkkå, stand close together above the ice.
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