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Skeikampen

Coordinates: 61°21′N 10°5′E / 61.350°N 10.083°E / 61.350; 10.083
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Skeikampen
Highest point
Elevation1,123 m (3,684 ft)
Coordinates61°21′N 10°5′E / 61.350°N 10.083°E / 61.350; 10.083
Geography
Skeikampen is located in Innlandet
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Skeikampen is located in Norway
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Skeikampen (Norway)
Topo map1817 IV Fåvang

Skeikampen is a mountain located at Gausdal municipality in Innlandet, Norway. Skeikampen Alpine Centre offers both ski lifts and pistes. The first cross-country tourists arrived in 1895 and the first ski lift was built in 1959. The area also has an 18-hole golf course. Lillehammer offers the nearest train station. From Lillehammer local buses offer several daily bus departures to Skeikampen. [1] [2]

Etymology

The first element is the Old Norse word skeið meaning race course suggesting that there may have been such a race track here in medieval times. The last element is the finite form of kamp or mountain.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Mountains at Skeikampen". Visit Norway. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Skeikampen Alpine Centre". Visit Gausdal. Retrieved September 1, 2018.