Áhkká

Áhkká
Áhkká seen from lake Áhkájávrre, July 2000
Highest point
Elevation	2,016 m (6,614 ft)
Prominence	1,105 m (3,625 ft)
Coordinates	67°35′N 17°29′E (Stortoppen)
Naming
English translation	Old woman
Language of name	Lule Sami
Geography
Location	Lapland, Sweden
Parent range	Scandinavian Mountains

Áhkká (Lule Sami: "old woman"), also known in its "Swedified" form Akka, is a massif in the southwestern corner of Stora Sjöfallet National Park in northern Sweden.

The massif has eleven individual peaks and several glaciers, of which Stortoppen is the highest at 2,016 metres (6,614 ft). This peak is the eighth highest in Sweden. Most notable is that the mountain has a vertical drop of 1,563 metres (5,128 ft), from the top of the highest summit down to the lake Akkajaure in the valley below, which is located at 453 m (1,486 ft). This is the highest vertical drop found in Sweden. Since the lake below the mountain is regulated by a hydroelectric power station, its surface can drop down to 423 m (1,388 ft) which makes the mountains vertical drop rise to a maximum of 1,593 m (5,226 ft). Due to the large level differences and the fact that the massif is well held together and rather isolated, it has an impressive appearance, earning it the nickname Queen of Lapland. In the Sámi tradition it is a holy mountain, and many wanderers regard it with a sense of awe and mystique.

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  Top of Áhkká from northern peak
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  Ahkka massif in July 2009 seen from north-east.