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Vesle Galdhøpiggen or Veslpiggen is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is the sixth highest mountain in Norway. The 2,369-metre (7,772 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Galdhøpiggen (Norway's tallest mountain) and Keilhaus topp to the southeast; Storjuvtinden, Svellnosbreahesten, and Store Tverråtinden to the south; Skardstinden to the southwest; Storgrovtinden to the west; and Storgrovhøe to the northwest.[1]

Vesle Galdhøpiggen
Veslpiggen
Highest point
Elevation	2,369 m (7,772 ft)[1]
Prominence	149 m (489 ft)[1][2]
Parent peak	Galdhøpiggen
Isolation	0.464 km (0.288 mi)[1]
Listing	#6 in Norway
Coordinates	61°38′26″N 8°18′22″E[3]
Geography
Vesle Galdhøpiggen Location of the mountain Show map of Innlandet Vesle Galdhøpiggen Vesle Galdhøpiggen (Norway) Show map of Norway
Location	Innlandet, Norway
Parent range	Jotunheimen
Topo map	1518 II Galdhøpiggen
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

Name

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

See also

• List of mountains of Norway by height

References

На других языках

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- [en] Vesle Galdhøpiggen

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[fr] Vesle Galdhøpiggen

Vesle Galdhøpiggen, ou Veslepiggen, est un sommet des Alpes scandinaves en Norvège proche du plus haut sommet de Scandinavie, le mont Galdhøpiggen, sur la commune de Lom. Culminant à 2 368 mètres d'altitude, le mont Veslepiggen est le sixième sommet le plus haut de Norvège.

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