Vesle Galdhøpiggen

Vesle Galdhøpiggen (or Veslepiggen) is a mountain summit close to Galdhøpiggen in the municipality of Lom in Innlandet county, Norway. It is the sixth highest mountain in Norway.

Vesle Galdhøpiggen
Vesle Galdhøpiggen seen from a moraine near the glacier
Highest point
Elevation2,369 m (7,772 ft)
Prominence150 m (490 ft)[1]
Listing6 at List of mountains in Norway by height
Coordinates61°38′27″N 8°18′23″E
Geography
Vesle Galdhøpiggen
Vesle Galdhøpiggen
Vesle Galdhøpiggen (Norway)
Parent rangeJotunheimen
Topo map1518 II Galdhøpiggen
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

It lies approximately 600 m north-northwest of Galdhøpiggen.

The name

The word vesle means 'small, little' - thus 'the little Galdhøpiggen'.

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