Jotunheimen
Sign in to saveJotunheimen (; "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly 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 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).
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Jotunheimen
- Mountain.photo
- Utsiktgald1.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- View from Galdhøpiggen
- Mountain.mapframe
- yes
- Mountain.mapframe zoom
- 7
- Mountain.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location of the mountain range
- Mountain.location
- Innlandet, Norway
- Mountain.parent
- Scandinavian Mountains
- Mountain.orogeny
- Caledonian orogeny
- Mountain.highest
- Galdhøpiggen
- Mountain.highest_location
- Lom Municipality
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2469
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2436
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Hiking, mountaineering and skiing
- Etymology
- Geology
- Geomorphology
- Climate, glaciers and permafrost
- Jotunheimen National Park
- Human presence
- Traffic
- See also
- References
- External links
Jotunheimen (; "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly 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 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).
==Hiking, mountaineering and skiing== Jotunheimen is very popular with hikers and climbers. The Norwegian Mountain Touring Association maintains a number of mountain lodges in the area, as well as marked trails that run between the lodges and others that run up to some of the peaks. The area has more than 50 marked trails, ranging from shorter hikes to multi day trails.