Kyrkja is a

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county,

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. The tall mountain is located in the

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mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the village of Fossbergom and about northeast of the village of

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. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Urdadalstindene and Semelholstinden to the east; Kyrkjeoksli, Visbretinden, and Langvasshøi to the southeast; Høgvagltindene to the south; Stehøi and Stetinden to the west; and

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and Tverrbytthornet to the north. The mountain is named which means "The Church". This name was given because its peak is extremely steep and resembles a

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. Kyrkja was not thought to be climbable until the 19th-century, due to its steepness. Despite its slopes, climbing to the top is a day’s hike, helped by the rocks covering the mountainside. Kyrkja used to be covered in snow, but

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has severely lessened the amount of snow on the mountain.

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

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