Newtontoppen
Newtontoppen is a mountain in Svalbard, rising to 1,713 m, the 9th highest we list in Svalbard.
Where it is
Newtontoppen lies in Svalbard, in Svalbard.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Makarovtoppen | 1,300 m | 4.8 km |
| Maclaurintoppen | 1,400 m | 7.6 km |
| Waynfletefjellet | 1,262 m | 7.7 km |
| Jelstrupfjellet | 1,300 m | 17 km |
| Irvinefjellet | 1,400 m | 18 km |
| Poincarétoppen | 1,222 m | 20 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Newtontoppen.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | Norway | 15,094 | 1,020 km |
| Tromsdalen | Norway | 18,291 | 1,042 km |
| Tromsø | Norway | 41,915 | 1,042 km |
| Nikel | Russia | 15,596 | 1,134 km |
| Harstad | Norway | 20,953 | 1,136 km |
About this mountain
Standing 1,713 m above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground, Newtontoppen ranks ninth among the 40 listed peaks in Svalbard. The nearest higher summit lies 744 km away. Makarovtoppen, the closest peak in the dataset, stands 4.8 km distant at 1,300 m elevation. The first recorded ascent was in 1900.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haakon VII Toppen | 2,277 m |
| 2 | Beerenberg | 2,277 m |
| 3 | Hakluyttoppen | 2,205 m |
| 4 | Mercantontoppen | 2,188 m |
| 9 | Newtontoppen | 1,713 m |
| 10 | Perriertoppen | 1,712 m |
| 11 | Einsteinfjellet | 1,547 m |
| 12 | Hornsundtind | 1,431 m |
| 13 | Maclaurintoppen | 1,400 m |
| 14 | Irvinefjellet | 1,400 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Newtontoppen?
- Newtontoppen rises to 1,713 m (5,620 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Newtontoppen?
- Newtontoppen is in Svalbard, in Svalbard.
- Where does Newtontoppen rank?
- It is the 9th highest of the 40 peaks we list in Svalbard, and #10,402 worldwide.
- When was Newtontoppen first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1900.
- What is the nearest city to Newtontoppen?
- Alta, Norway, about 1,020 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.