Petermann Peak

Petermann Peak
Petermann Peak
Petermann Bjerg
	Petermann Peak Fraenkel Land, NE Greenland
Highest point
Elevation	2,943 m (9,656 ft)
Listing	North America prominent peaks; North America most isolated peaks; North America Ultra prominent peak; Greenland Ultra prominent peak;
Coordinates	73°5′24″N 26°23′25″W
Geography
Location	Fraenkel Land, NE Greenland
Climbing
First ascent	1929

Petermann Peak, (Danish: Petermann Bjerg), also known as Petermann Fjeld, Petermanns Topp and Petermann Point is a mountain in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.

The area around Petermann Peak is uninhabited. This mountain is located in the high Arctic zone, where Polar climate prevails. The average annual temperature in the area is −16 °C. The warmest month is June, when the average temperature rises to −2 °C, and the coldest is January, with −22 °C.

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