Glittertind | |
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Glittertinden | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,452 m (8,045 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 975 m (3,199 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Galdhøpiggen |
Isolation | 13 km (8.1 mi)[1] |
Listing | #2 in Norway |
Coordinates | 61°39′04″N 8°33′27″E / 61.65122°N 8.55759°E[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Innlandet, Norway |
Parent range | Jotunheimen |
Topo map | 1618 III Glittertinden |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1841 (Wergeland, Sletten) |
Easiest route | Hiking |
Glittertind or Glittertinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,452-metre (8,045 ft) tall mountain is the second highest mountain in Norway. It is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 22 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of the village of Fossbergom and about 38 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of the village of Vågåmo. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Trollsteineggje, Trollsteinrundhøe, and Svartholshøe to the north; Grotbreahesten to the northeast; Veslekjølen to the east; Austre Hestlægerhøe and Nautgardstinden to the southeast; Steinbukampen and Veopallan to the south; and Galdhøpiggen to the west.[1]