Veobreahesten or Veobrehesten is the 61st highest

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 ...

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 ...

. It is in Lom Municipality 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. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within

Jotunheimen National Park Jotunheimen National Park ( no, Jotunheimen nasjonalpark, "Home of the Giants") is a national park in Norway, recognized as one of the country's premier hiking and fishing regions. The national park covers and is part of the larger area Jotunhe ...

. The mountain sits about south 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

Spiterhøi Spiterhøi 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 and about southwes ...

and

Skauthøi Skauthøi 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 and about southwest ...

to the northwest;

Steinbukampen Steinbukampen 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 and about south ...

and

Veopallan Veopallan 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 and about southwest ...

to the northeast;

Veotinden Veotinden is a mountain on the border of Vågå Municipality and 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 vill ...

Veobretinden Veobretinden 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 and about southw ...

Austre Memurutinden Austre Memurutinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. It is the 21st tallest peak in Norway. The mountain sits about south ...

to the southeast;

Store Memurutinden Store Memurutinden is the eighth-highest mountain in Norway. It is in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located on the Memurutindene mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of ...

to the south; and

Leirhøi Leirhøi or Leirhøe 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 and abou ...

to the southwest. The mountain was first climbed to the peak in 1949, making it the last of the Norwegian peaks higher than to be climbed. The mountain is a

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...

standing in the middle of the glacier under the neighboring mountain

. Its late ascent is due to this remote location, and the rather challenging approach.

Name

The first element is the name of the glacier

Veobreen Veobreen is a glacier in the municipalities of Lom and Vågå in Innlandet county, Norway. The glacier is located within the Jotunheimen National Park. The glacier is located on the west side of the mountain Veotinden, north of the mountain St ...

. The last element is the finite form of ''hest'' which means '

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million y ...

' (several mountains in Norway are named after animals). The name of the glacier is a compound of the river name ''Veo'' and the finite form of ''bre'' which means 'glacier'. The river name ( non, Viða) is derived from the word ''viðr'' which means 'wood' or 'forest'.

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Jotunheimen Lom, Norway Mountains of Innlandet {{Innlandet-mountain-stub

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