Tromsdalstinden

Tromsdalstinden (Norwegian) or Sálašoaivi or Sálaščohkka (Northern Sami)[3] is a mountain in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway.

The 1,238-metre (4,062 ft) tall mountain is located at the southern end of the Tromsdalen valley, just southeast of Tromsø.

The summit is a popular hike, requiring nothing more than good shoes, average physical condition, and plenty to drink.

The first word signifies a good hunting area; the second translates as "head," but when speaking of landscapes indicates a mountain that is rounded, i.e., does not have any jagged peaks.

The descent route at one point takes you quite close to the steep drop behind the hill which may not be suitable for hikers prone to vertigo.

Hikers then start at the Nerloftet (a low plateau above the Tromsdalen valley), proceed to the halfway stop, Loftet (a protruding part of the mountain facing the city), and then go straight up.

The proposal to the International Olympic Committee featured plans to build an alpine skiing facility on the mountain's slopes.

[citation needed] Professor Siv Ellen Kraft from the Department of Religious Studies, University of Tromsø wrote an article suggesting that Tromsdalstind was made a holy mountain in recent times as a part of Sami identity politics.