Vesle Galdhøpiggen

Vesle Galdhøpiggen
Highest point
Elevation 2,369 m (7,772 ft)
Prominence 150 m (490 ft)[1]
Listing 6 at List of mountains in Norway by height
Coordinates 61°38′27″N 8°18′23″E / 61.64083°N 8.30639°E / 61.64083; 8.30639Coordinates: 61°38′27″N 8°18′23″E / 61.64083°N 8.30639°E / 61.64083; 8.30639
Geography
Location Lom, Oppland, Norway
Parent range Jotunheimen
Topo map 1518 II Galdhøpiggen
Climbing
Easiest route Hiking

Vesle Galdhøpiggen (or Veslepiggen) is a mountain summit close to Galdhøpiggen in Lom, Norway. It is the sixth highest mountain in Norway.

It lies approximately 600 m north-northwest of Galdhøpiggen.

The name

The word vesle means 'small, little' - thus 'the little Galdhøpiggen'.

References


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