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Record SL-778776 · Wikidata Q203942

Galdhøpiggen

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Elevation
2,469 m
8,100 ft
Prominence
2,436 m
Isolation
1,568.3 km
Coordinates
61.6365° N, 8.3124° E
Grid ref
Galdhøpiggen
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Description

Wikipedia

Galdhøpiggen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɡɑ̀ɫhøːˌpɪɡːən]) is the highest mountain in Norway, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe. The 2,469-metre-tall (8,100 ft) mountain is located in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Keilhaus topp to the east; Store Styggehøe to the southeast; Svellnosbreahesten, Midtre Tverråtinden, and Store Tverråtinden to the south; Storjuvtinden and Skardstinden to the west; Veslpiggen, Storgrovtinden, and Storgrovhøe to the northwest; and Galdhøe and Juvvasshøe to the northeast.

First ascent

Date
1850
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Vesle Galdhøpiggen 2,369 m NW 324° 0.6 km
Keilhaus topp 2,355 m E 103° 0.8 km
Storjuvtinden 2,344 m SW 235° 1.2 km
Svellnose 2,272 m E 103° 1.4 km
Galdhøe 2,283 m N 12° 1.5 km
Ymmelstinden 2,305 m SW 233° 1.6 km