Høgeloft

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Høgeloft
Store Jukleeggi.jpg
The massif of Jukleeggi, Høgeloft is right behind.
Elevation 1,920 m (6,299 ft)
Prominence 790 m (2,592 ft)[1]
Location
Location Lærdal (Sogn og Fjordane) and
Hemsedal (Buskerud), Norway
Range Filefjell
Coordinates 61°3′16.49″N 8°12′45.64″E / 61.0545806°N 8.2126778°E / 61.0545806; 8.2126778Coordinates: 61°3′16.49″N 8°12′45.64″E / 61.0545806°N 8.2126778°E / 61.0545806; 8.2126778
Topo map 1517 II Øye

Høgeloft is a mountain on the border between the municipalities of Lærdal (in Sogn og Fjordane county) and Hemsedal (in Buskerud county), Norway. At 1,920 metres (6,300 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the Filefjell mountain range. Høgeloft one of the mountains in the Hemsedal Top 20 group.[1]

Høgeloft is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Borgund in Lærdal, not far from the highway E16 and the old Filefjell Kongevegen road. The lake Juklevatnet lies at the southern base of the mountain and the lake Eldrevatnet lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest of the mountain.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Høgeloft". Retrieved 2010-09-06.