Kvitingskjølen is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
in
Lom Municipality
Lom Municipality ( bg, Община Лом) is a frontier municipality ('' obshtina'') in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre †...
in
Innlandet
Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The ...
county,
Norway
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. The tall mountain is located in the
Jotunheimen
Jotunheimen (; "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly in southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all located in the Jotunheimen mountains, in ...
mountains about southeast of the village of
Fossbergom
Fossbergom is the administrative centre of Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the river Otta, at the north end of the Bøverdal valley. The village has a population (2021) of 830 and a p ...
and about southwest of the village of
Vågåmo
Vågåmo is the administrative centre of Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Otta River, at the eastern end of the lake Vågåvatn in the Ottadalen valley. The Norwegian National Road 15 passes th ...
. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including
Eisteinhovde to the west;
Veslekjølen to the northwest;
Skarvhøi and
Ilvetjørnhøi to the north;
Grjothovden,
Saukampen, and
Liaberget
Liaberget is a mountain in Lom Municipality, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains about southeast of the village of Fossbergom and about southwest of the village of Vågåmo. The mountain is surrounded by several o ...
to the east;
Heranoshøi
Heranoshøi is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains about southeast of the village of Fossbergom and about southwest of the village of Vågåmo. The mountain is s ...
to the south; and
Store Trollhøin and
Finnshalspiggen
Finnshalspiggen is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the village of Fossbergom. The mountain ...
.
See also
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List of mountains of Norway
There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than 10 meters. The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of 50 meters or more. The topographic i ...
References
Lom, Norway
Mountains of Innlandet
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