Valdresflye, also spelled Valdresflya and Valdresflyi, is a
mountain plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...
in the easternmost part of the
Jotunheimen mountains in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The plateau lies 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, mostly in
Øystre Slidre Municipality, but a small area extends into
Vang Municipality as well. The
Norwegian County Road 51 runs over the plateau, reaching
above mean sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
, but this road is only open in the summers.
The plateau is surrounded by several mountains including
Gråhøi to the east,
Heimdalshøe to the northeast,
Tjønnholstinden to the northwest, and
Rasletinden to the west. The lakes
Bygdin and
Vinstre lie along the south side of the plateau.
Name
The plateaus is named ''Valdresflye''. The first element is the name of the district
Valdres in which it is located. The last element is the finite form of ''fly'' which means 'flat
mountain plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...
'.
Media gallery
Valdresflya (Jotunheimen).jpg, Seen from the north in the direction of Bygdin
Valdresflya 2.jpg, The plateau in October
Bandet - panoramio (1).jpg, View of Bandet
Valdresflya veg.jpg, Road over Valdresflya
See also
*
List of mountains of Norway
References
Øystre Slidre
Landforms of Innlandet
Plateaus of Norway
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