Vesle Galdhøpiggen

Vesle Galdhøpiggen or Veslpiggen is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is the sixth highest mountain in Norway. The 2,369-metre (7,772 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Galdhøpiggen (Norway's tallest mountain) and Keilhaus topp to the southeast; Storjuvtinden, Svellnosbreahesten, and Store Tverråtinden to the south; Skardstinden to the southwest; Storgrovtinden to the west; and Storgrovhøe to the northwest.[1]

Vesle Galdhøpiggen
Veslpiggen
Highest point
Elevation2,369 m (7,772 ft)[1]
Prominence149 m (489 ft)[1][2]
Parent peakGaldhøpiggen
Isolation0.464 km (0.288 mi)[1]
Listing#6 in Norway
Coordinates61°38′26″N 8°18′22″E[3]
Geography
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Vesle Galdhøpiggen
Location of the mountain
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Vesle Galdhøpiggen (Norway)
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Parent rangeJotunheimen
Topo map1518 II Galdhøpiggen
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Name

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

See also

References

  1. "Veslpiggen". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. "Galdhøpiggen, Vesle 2369 moh - fakta". Toppomania.
  3. "Veslpiggen, Lom" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 8 May 2022.


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