- Snøhetta
Infobox Mountain
Name = Snøhetta
Photo = Snohetta.jpg
Caption = Snøhetta. From the left, the peaks are Vesttoppen, Hettpiggen, Midttoppen and then Stortoppen (highest) to the right.
Elevation = convert|2286|m|ft|0|lk=on
Location =Dovre ,Oppland , NOR
Range =Dovrefjell
Prominence = convert|1675|m|ft|0|abbr=on [ [http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/scandinavia_finest.html Top 100 Mountains in Scandinavia ranked by primary factor ] ]
Coordinates = coord|62|19|12|N|9|16|6|E|type:mountain_region:NO|display=inline,title
First ascent = 1798,Jens Esmark
Topographic
Listing = Ultra, 3 atList of peaks in Norway by prominence , 24 atList of mountains in Norway by height Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the mountain range of
Dovrefjell , and the highest mountain inNorway outside of theJotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a 30 metretopographic prominence cutoff. It also has Norways third largest primary factor.The mountain is insideDovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park .The mountain has several peaks [ [http://www.poppe-oldervoll.net/klatre/fjell2200.html Fjell i Norge over 2200moh ] ] :
* Stortoppen, the highest summit, 2,286 meters.
* Midttoppen, 2,278 meters, prominence 35 m
* Hettpiggen, 2,261 meters, prominence 50 m
* Vesttoppen, 2,253 meters, prominence 70 mVesttoppen and Stortoppen are easily available by hiking or skiing, and from Stortoppen Midttoppen is easily accessible. Traversing Midttoppen, via Hettpiggen and to Vesttoppen requires
climbing with a rope.On Stortoppen there is a radio link station, originally installed by the
Norwegian Army , and now serving primarily civilian purposes. The station and its emergency diesel generator, as well as a nearbyhelipad , detract somewhat from the aesthetics of the summit. For this reason, many recommend Vesttoppen as a better destination.A small moument for the Norwegian philosopher, humourist, author and mountaineer
Peter Wessel Zapffe is located near the summit of Vesttoppen.Under good conditions in both summer and winter, the ascent is relatively easy. Common starting points are the DNT-cabins Reinheim, Snøheim, or Åmotdalshytta.
External links
* [http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~berland/fjell/?fjell=snohetta Annotated photo-panoramas]
* [http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/%5Cpanoramas%5CNOR%5CSnohetta-D--N.gifVirtual panorama from the summit, north]
* [http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/%5Cpanoramas%5CNOR%5CSnohetta-D-S.gifVirtual panorama from the summit, south]References
Guidebook
* A. Dyer et al "Walks and Scrambles in Norway", ISBN 1-904466-25-7.
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