Svartisen Glacier

The great tourist attraction of Saltfjell National Park is the Svartisen ("Black Ice") glacier, the largest icefield in northern Scandinavia, extending westwards to the coastal fjords. For the most part the plateau lies between 1,200m/3,900ft and 1,400m/4,600ft, with individual peaks rising above this, including Snetind (1,599m/5,246ft), Sniptind (1,591m/5,220ft) and Istind (1,577m/5,174ft). The best access from the south is by way of Moi Rana and from there northwest to Svartishytta or Melfjorden. Both roads end at the foot of an offshoot of the Svartisen glacier.