Sandfloegga

Sandfloegga or Sandfloeggi is a mountain in Ullensvang Municipality in southeastern Vestland county, Norway. It lies on the southern part of the vast Hardangervidda mountain plateau, and is the highest mountain on Hardangervidda when the bordering summits of Hardangerjøkulen and Folarskardnuten are omitted. The 1,721-metre (5,646 ft) tall mountain lies inside Hardangervidda National Park, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the European route E134 highway.[2]

Sandfloegga
Seen from Holmasjøen (southeast)
Highest point
Elevation1,721 m (5,646 ft)
Prominence540 m (1,770 ft)
Isolation65.7 to 65.9 km (40.8 to 40.9 mi) 
Coordinates59.9463°N 7.1454°E / 59.9463; 7.1454[1]
Geography
Sandfloegga
Location of the mountain
Sandfloegga
Sandfloegga (Norway)
LocationVestland, Norway
Topo map1414 IV Haukelisæter

From the summit, the Folgefonna glacier is seen in the northwest, the mountain Hårteigen in the north, the Hallingskarvet mountain ridge and the glacier Hardangerjøkulen in the northeast, and the mountain Gaustatoppen in the east.

See also

References

  1. "Sandfloegga, Ullensvang (Vestland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Sandfloegga" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-13.


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