Heimdalshøe is a mountain on the border of Nord-Fron Municipality and Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,843-metre (6,047 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains and in the upper Sikkilsdalen valley. The mountain sits about 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the village of Vågåmo and about 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of the village of Beitostølen. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Styggehøe, Gravdalsknappen, and Ingulssjøhøi to the northeast; and Besshø and Besseggen to the northwest.[1] At a height of 1,843 metres (6,047 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the Nord-Fron municipality. The mountain's topographic prominence of 670 metres (2,200 ft) is among Scandinavia's 200 highest.[3] [4] [5]
| Heimdalshøe | |
|---|---|
 Heimdalshøe seen from Besseggen Credit: Xauxa (Håkan Svensson), 2012 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,843 m (6,047 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 678 m (2,224 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 10.1 km (6.3 mi)[1] |
| Coordinates | 61°27′16″N 8°54′08″E / 61.45438°N 8.90212°E[2] |
| Geography | |
  Heimdalshøe Location of the mountain  Heimdalshøe Heimdalshøe (Norway) | |
| Location | Innlandet, Norway |
| Parent range | Jotunheimen |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Heimdalshøe". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Heimdalshøe, Vågå" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Norgeskart". Kartverket.
- ^ "Høyeste fjelltopp i hver kommune" [Highest peak in each municipality]. Kartverket. 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Høyeste fjelltopp i hver kommune" [Highest mountain peak in each municipality]. Kartverket. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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