Heimdalshøe 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 area, and is usually higher t ...

on the border of

Nord-Fron Municipality Nord-Fron is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vinstra. Other population centers in Nord-Fron include the villages ...

and

Vågå Municipality Vågå () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vågåmo. Other village areas in Vågå include Lalm and Bessh ...

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 n ...

county,

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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, i ...

mountains and in the upper Sikkilsdalen valley. The mountain sits about south 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 throug ...

and about north of the village of Beitostølen. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including

Styggehøe Styggehøe or Styggehøi is a mountain on the border of Vågå Municipality and Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains. The mountain sits about north of the village of Beit ...

Gravdalsknappen Gravdalsknappen is a mountain on the border of Nord-Fron Municipality and Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains on the north side of the Sikkilsdalen valley. The mountain sits ...

, and

Ingulssjøhøi Ingulssjøhøi is a mountain on the border of Nord-Fron Municipality and Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains on the north side of the Sikkilsdalen valley. The mountain sits a ...

to the northeast; and

Besshø Besshø or Besshøe is a mountain in Vågå 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 Vågåmo and ...

and Besseggen to the northwest. At a height of above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the

Nord-Fron Nord-Fron is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vinstra. Other population centers in Nord-Fron include the villages ...

municipality. The mountain's

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of is among Scandinavia's 200 highest.

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Jotunheimen Vågå Nord-Fron Mountains of Innlandet {{Innlandet-mountain-stub

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