Semelholstinden 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 (topography), summit area, and ...

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 ...

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 within

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 Jotunhe ...

. The mountain sits about southeast 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 p ...

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

Urdadalstindene Urdadalstindene is a mountain ridge in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The highest peak is the northernmost peak, the tall ''Store Urdadalstinden''. The other peaks include ''Midtre Urdadalstinden'', ''Søre Urdadalstinden'', and ' ...

Søre Hellstugutinden Søre Hellstugutinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal an ...

, and Nestsøre Hellstugutinden to the east;

Semeltinden Semeltinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about southeast of the village of Fossbergom and about nor ...

to the southeast;

Høgvagltindene Høgvagltindene is a mountain group on the border of Lom Municipality in Innlandet county and Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The group includes three main peaks: Vestre Høgvagltinden, Midtre Høgvagltinden, and Austre Høgvag ...

Visbretinden Visbretinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is the 41st tallest mountain in Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of ...

, and

Langvasshøi Langvasshøi is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the village of Fossbergom and about northe ...

to the southwest;

Kyrkja Kyrkja is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the village of Fossbergom and about northeast of ...

and

Kyrkjeoksli Kyrkjeoksli or Kyrkjeoksle is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the village of Fossbergom and ...

to the west; and

Tverrbytthornet Tverrbytthornet is a mountain in Lom 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 Fossbergom and about ...

to the northwest.

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

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