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Galdhøpiggen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɡɛiɫdɘːˌpɪɡn̩ or ˈɡɑ̀ɫdɘːˌpɪɡn̩]) 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.
The northernmost is in the Dovre area, meaning there are no 2000 m peaks in northern Norway, even though there are some almost 2000 m there, and some above 2000 m in Sweden near the border. Most of the difficult summits were ascended in the late 19th and early 20th century by a combination of Norwegian explorers, local guides (in particular the ...
The extreme points of Norway include the coordinates that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in Norway; and the highest and the lowest altitudes in the country. The northernmost point is Rossøya on Svalbard , the southernmost is Pysen in Lindesnes Municipality , the easternmost is Kræmerpynten on Svalbard, and the ...
Rank County Name Type Elevation; 1 Oppland: Galdhøpiggen: mountain: 2,469 m (8,100 ft) 2 Sogn og Fjordane: Store Skagastølstind: mountain: 2,405 m (7,890 ft)
The mountains are relatively high for a range so young and are very steep in places; Galdhøpiggen in South Norway is the highest peak in mainland Northern Europe, at 2,469 metres (8,100 ft); Kebnekaise is the highest peak on the Swedish side, at 2,104 m (6,903 ft), whereas the slope of Halti is the highest point in Finland, at 1,324 m (4,344 ...
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 ...
Numerous glaciers are also found in Norway. The highest point is Galdhøpiggen at 2,469 metres (8,100 ft), and the lowest point is the Norwegian Sea at 0 ...
This is a list of the mountains of Norway, ordered by their topographic prominence.On the island Jan Mayen, a Norwegian administered island northeast of Iceland, the volcano Beerenberg has a height and prominence 2,277 metres (7,470 ft), and on the island Spitsbergen in Svalbard, the mountain Newtontoppen has height and prominence 1,717 m (5,633 ft).