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Kapisillit–Kangersuneq the Icefjord view point
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Aug · highs 13–16 °C (55–61 °F)
- J-13°-19°29
- F-13°-18°31
- M-10°-16°26
- A-2°-9°30
- M5°-1°40
- J13°5°62
- J16°8°97
- A13°7°94
- S7°1°70
- O-2°-9°45
- N-8°-15°43
- D-10°-17°33
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 8.6 km (5.3 mi) long, Kapisillit–Kangersuneq the Icefjord view point is a local hiking route in Greenland. It is in Southwest Greenland. It lies about 79 km east of Nuuk.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 8.6 km · 5.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Southwest Greenland (North America Arctic Islands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 79 km E of Nuuk (Sermersooq) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Jun–Aug
- Country
- Greenland
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 64.4489, -50.2094
- Route start
- 64.4414, -50.2028
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 20045855
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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