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Bukkehøe or Bukkehøi is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,314-metre (7,592 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Storjuvtinden, Svellnosbreahesten, Store Tverråtinden, and Midtre Tverråtinden to the northeast; Sauhøi to the west; Bukkeholstindene and Tverrbottindene to the southwest; Store Styggehøe and Bukkeholshøe to the southeast; and Lindbergtinden to the east.[1]

Bukkehøe
Bukkehøi
Bukkehøe Location of the mountain Show map of Innlandet Bukkehøe Bukkehøe (Norway) Show map of Norway
Highest point
Elevation	2,314 m (7,592 ft)[1]
Prominence	352 m (1,155 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Galdhøpiggen
Isolation	3.1 km (1.9 mi)[1]
Listing	#18 in Norway
Coordinates	61°36′15″N 8°15′59″E[2]
Geography
Location	Innlandet, Norway
Parent range	Jotunheimen
Topo map	1518 II Galdhøpiggen

Name

The first element is bukk which means 'buck' (as in a male reindeer). The last element is the finite form of hø which is a word for a 'large and round mountain'.

See also

• List of mountains of Norway by height

References

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