Jotunheimen

Jotunheimen
View from Galdhøpiggen
Highest point
PeakGaldhøpiggen, Lom Municipality
Elevation2,469 m (8,100 ft)[1]
Prominence2,436 m (7,992 ft)[1]
Coordinates61°38′11″N 8°18′45″E / 61.63644°N 8.31248°E / 61.63644; 8.31248
Geography
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Jotunheimen
Location of the mountain
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Jotunheimen
Jotunheimen (Vestland)
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Jotunheimen
Jotunheimen (Norway)
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Range coordinates61°36′18″N 8°28′39″E / 61.605°N 8.4775°E / 61.605; 8.4775[2]
Parent rangeScandinavian Mountains
Geology
OrogenyCaledonian orogeny

Jotunheimen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈjôːtʉnˌhæɪmn̩]; "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi)[3] in southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all located in the Jotunheimen mountains, including the 2,469-metre (8,100 ft) tall mountain Galdhøpiggen (the highest point in Norway and Northern Europe). The Jotunheimen mountains straddle the border between Innlandet and Vestland counties (historically part of the old Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane counties).[3]

  1. ^ a b "Galdhøpiggen". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  2. ^ "Jotunheimen, Luster" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2021-05-19). "Jotunheimen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2022-05-14.