Langeskavlstind is a
mountain
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in
Vang Municipality in
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,
Norway
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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, in ...
mountains and inside the
Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about northwest of the village of
Vang i Valdres 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
Uranostinden
Urdanostindene or Uranostinden is a mountain in Norway. The peak marks the tri-point border between the municipalities of Luster Municipality and Ã…rdal Municipality in Vestland county, and Vang Municipality in Innlandet county. The tall mountai ...
to the west,
Storegut to the east,
Høgbrothøgdi and
Langeskavlen to the southeast, and
Falketinden to the southwest.
The mountain has a large
glacier
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located on its west, north, and east sides.
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 . The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of or more. The topographic isolation refers to ...
References
Vang, Innlandet
Mountains of Innlandet
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