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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 ...
It is also the highest peak along the Scandinavian Mountains. [8] If Antarctica is included, the highest peak is Jøkulkyrkja, standing at 3,148 metres (10,328 ft). [5] It is located in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Princess Astrid Coast. [9] Norway's lowest point is located on the coast, at sea level. [2]
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)
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.
Snøhetta was visited for the first time in 1798 as part of a scientific trip to the area. At that time it was assumed that was the highest summit in Norway, because the Jotunheimen area with its higher peaks was rather inaccessible and unresearched, while Snøhetta is visible from the traditional travel route Oslo-Trondheim across the Dovrefjell 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 ...
Halti (Finnish: Halti, rarely Haltiatunturi, Northern Sami: Háldičohkka, Swedish: Haldefjäll) is a fell at the border between Norway and Finland.The peak (elevation 1,365 m (4,478 ft)) of the fell, called Ráisduottarháldi, is in Norway, on the border Nordreisa Municipality and Gáivuotna Municipality (Kåfjord), about one kilometre (5 ⁄ 8 mile) north of the border with Finland. [2]
Oksskolten (Norwegian; lit. ' Bulls Head ') or Uktsiesnjurhtjien åejjie (Southern Sami) [2] is a mountain in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland County, Norway.At 1,916-metre (6,286 ft) tall, it is the highest point in Nordland county, the highest in Northern Norway, and has Norway's eighth largest primary factor.