Sølen (or unofficially: ''Rendalssølen'' or ''Søln'') 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 ...

Rendalen Municipality Rendalen is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bergset. Other villages in the municipality include Hanestad, Otne ...

Innlandet Innlandet is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken ( ...

county,

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. The mountain lies about east of the village of

Bergset Bergset is the administrative centre of Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the river Renaelva, about north of the village of Otnes in the largely rural Østerdalen valley. The vi ...

. The lake Sølensjøen lies just east of the mountain. The mountain has three peaks: *Nordre Sølen, which has an elevation of with a

prominence In topography, prominence or relative height (also referred to as autonomous height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling ...

of * Midtre Sølen, which has an elevation of with a

of * Søre Sølen, which has an elevation of with a

of The three peaks and their saddles make the mountain distinct and visible from a long distance. An old pilgrimage route from Sweden via Trysil to

Nidaros Cathedral Nidaros Cathedral () is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of Olav II of Norway, King Olav II ( 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the patron saint of th ...

passes through the southern gorge. The Sølen landscape conservation area was established in 2011 and it includes both the mountain massif and parts of the neighboring lake Sølensjøen.

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The name is maybe derived from the

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word which means 'sallow' or 'wan' referring to its color. It could also be derived from the word meaning

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(). 2006 0916Rendalen0050.JPG, Seen from the east, by Sandtjønn SølenFromRondeslottet.jpg, Nordre, Midtre and Søre Sølen seen from

Rondeslottet Rondslottet is the highest mountain in the Rondane mountain range in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain sits on the border between Dovre Municipality and Folldal Municipality, just north of the border with Sel Municipality. There is a ...

(west)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Solen Rendalen Mountains of Innlandet

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