Galdhøpiggen

Galdhøpiggen () is the highest mountain in Norway, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe. The mountain is located in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal.

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Galdhøpiggen is the highest mountain in Norway and all of Northern Europe, standing in the Jotunheimen range within Jotunheimen National Park in central Norway. It matters as a notable geographical landmark and popular destination that represents the peak elevation of an entire region spanning Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

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Mountain.name: Galdhøpiggen
Mountain.photo: GaldhøpiggenFromFannaråki.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: Galdhøpiggen viewed from the west (Fannaråki)
Mountain.mapframe: yes
Mountain.mapframe zoom: 9
Mountain.mapframe wikidata: yes
Mountain.mapframe caption: Interactive map of the mountain
Mountain.location: Innlandet, Norway
Mountain.elevation_m: 2469
Mountain.prominence_m: 2436
Mountain.isolation_km: 1567.4
Mountain.range: Jotunheimen

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Etymology
History
Access and modern tourism
Summit
Media gallery
See also
References
Sources
External links

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.