Veotinden | |
Map: | Innlandet#Norway |
Map Alt: | Map of the location |
Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 61.5722°N 8.5323°W[1] |
Location: | Innlandet, Norway |
Elevation M: | 2267 |
Prominence M: | 145 |
Isolation Km: | 1.5 |
Elevation Ref: | [2] |
Range: | Jotunheimen |
Parent Peak: | Store Memurutinden |
Veotinden is a mountain on the border of Vågå Municipality and Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2267m (7,438feet) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the village of Fossbergom and about southwest of the village of Vågåmo. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Styggehøbretindan and Styggehøi to the east; Blåbreahøe to the southeast; Memurutindene to the southwest; Veobreahesten, Veobretinden, and Leirhøi to the northwest; and Veopallan to the north.
Veotinden is a large mountain that has a nearly 2km (01miles) long ridge with three main peaks. The northern and southern peaks form part of the municipal border between Lom and Vågå municipalities while the middle peak lies just inside Lom municipality. The three peaks are:
Both the east and west sides of this steep, narrow mountain ridge are covered by glaciers. The Veobreen glacier is on the west side and the Styggehøbrean glacier lies on the east side.