Loftet 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 ...

in Lom Municipality in

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,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains just outside the

Jotunheimen National Park Jotunheimen National Park ( no, Jotunheimen nasjonalpark, "Home of the Giants") is a national park in Norway, recognized as one of the country's premier hiking and fishing regions. The national park covers and is part of the larger area Jotunh ...

. The mountain sits about southwest of the village of

Fossbergom Fossbergom is the administrative centre of Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the river Otta, at the north end of the Bøverdal valley. The village has a population (2021) of 830 and a ...

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 ...

. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Galdhøpiggen to the east;

Skagsnebb Skagsnebb is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains just north of Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about ...

and Sauhøi to the southeast;

Storbreahøe Storbreahøe is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains just to the north of Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about southwest of the village of Fossbergom ...

to the south; and

Veslfjelltinden Veslfjelltinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains just north of Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about southwest of the village of Fossbergom a ...

Veslbreatinden Veslbreatinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains just to the north of Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about southwest of the village of Fossber ...

, and

Storbreatinden Storbreatinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains just to the north of Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about southwest of the village of Fossber ...

to the south.

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

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