Suletinden 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
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The mountain sits on the border of
Vang Municipality
Vang is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vang i Valdres. Other villages in Vang include Hænsgardane, Nystuen, à ...
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 and
Lærdal Municipality
Lærdal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Lærdalsøyri. The old Filefjell Kon ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county. The tall mountain is located in the
Filefjell
Filefjell is a mountainous area in Norway. It is located between Lærdal in the Vestland county and Valdres in Innlandet county. It is the historical, as well as modern, main route, linking Western Norway and Eastern Norway. The European route E1 ...
mountain area, about west of the village of
Vang i Valdres
Vang i Valdres or Grindaheim is the administrative centre of Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the lake Vangsmjøse, about west of the village of Ryfoss and about southeast of the villa ...
. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including
Sulefjellet,
Høgeloft
Høgeloft is a mountain on the border between the municipalities of Lærdal (in Vestland county) and Hemsedal (in Buskerud county), Norway. At above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the Filefjell mountain range. Høgeloft is one of the ...
, and
Skoddetinden
Skoddetinden is a mountain in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Filefjell mountain area, about southwest of the village of Vang i Valdres. The mountain has three main peaks. The tallest peak lies ...
to the southeast.
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
Lærdal
Vang, Innlandet
Mountains of Innlandet
Mountains of Vestland
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