Store Bukkeholstinden is a
mountain in
Lom Municipality in
Innlandet county,
Norway. 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 southwest 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 northeast of the village of
Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal is a village in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at ...
. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including
Bukkeholshøi
Bukkeholshøi 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 southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about ...
to the east;
Nørdre Hellstugutinden,
Midtre Hellstugutinden, and
Urdadalstindene
Urdadalstindene is a mountain ridge in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The highest peak is the northernmost peak, the tall ''Store Urdadalstinden''. The other peaks include ''Midtre Urdadalstinden'', ''Søre Urdadalstinden'', and ' ...
to the southeast;
Tverrbytthornet and
Kyrkja to the south; the
Tverrbottindene ridge to the southwest and west;
Bukkehøe and
Lindbergtinden to the northwest; and
Store Styggehøe to the northeast.
This mountain is the highest among the mountains called Bukkeholstindane, and lies on a ridge between the
Bukkeholsbreen glacier in the north and the Tverrbytnede valley in the south.
See also
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List of mountains of Norway by height
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
Jotunheimen
Lom, Norway
Mountains of Innlandet
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