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The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian ... reaching 2,000 metres ... and some peaks over 2,000 m ...
There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than 10 m (33 ft). The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of 50 m (160 ft) or more.
Mountain ranges also form the main boundaries among Norway's districts. They typically run north-south. Several of the ranges have had road and railroad passes since historical times; some are newer; and many close over the winter. Norwegian mountain ranges provide some of the most attractive recreational areas, both during summer and winter.
The area is southwest in the larger mountain range Jotunheimen and is also part of Jotunheimen National Park. [ 2 ] The range has some of the most alpine peaks in Norway, and has 23 peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) (counting peaks with larger prominence than 30 metres or 98 feet).
At the centre of the park lies the lake Rondvatnet, from which all the peaks above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in elevation can be reached in less than one day's walk. In the central and northern regions, the altitude is relatively high compared with the flatter plateaus of the south. Rondane has ten peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) including:
The inner end of the Sognefjord is southeast of a mountain range rising to about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level and covered by the Jostedalsbreen, continental Europe's largest glacier. Thus the climate of the inner end of Sognefjorden and its branches are not as wet as on the outer coastline. [ 11 ]
Memurutindene is a chain of mountains in the Memurutind massif in Norway. It is located in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county. The massif is home to 13 mountains, many of which have peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). [1] Four peaks form the highest parts of the chain: [2] Store Memurutinden which reaches 2,364 metres (7,756 ft) at the ...
The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks. The glaciated southern peak used to be the highest at 2,120 metres (6,960 ft) above sea level, but has shrunk by 24 meters during the last 50 years, [4] making the northern icefree