Sandfloegga

Sandfloegga

Seen from Holmasjøen (southeast)
Highest point
Elevation 1,721 m (5,646 ft)
Prominence 540 m (1,770 ft)
Isolation 65.8 kilometres (40.9 mi)
Coordinates 59°56′51″N 07°08′40″E / 59.94750°N 7.14444°E / 59.94750; 7.14444Coordinates: 59°56′51″N 07°08′40″E / 59.94750°N 7.14444°E / 59.94750; 7.14444
Geography
Sandfloegga

Odda, Hordaland,  Norway

Topo map 1414 IV Haukelisæter

Sandfloegga or Sandfloeggi is a mountain in Odda municipality in southeastern Hordaland county, Norway. It lies on the southern part of the vast Hardangervidda mountain plateau, and is the highest mountain on Hardangervidda when the bordering summits of Hardangerjøkulen and Folarskardnuten are omitted. The 1,721-metre (5,646 ft) tall mountain lies inside Hardangervidda National Park, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the European route E134 highway.[1]

From the summit, the Folgefonna glacier is seen in the northwest, the mountain Hårteigen in the north, the Hallingskarvet mountain ridge in the northeast, and the mountain Gaustatoppen in the east.

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Sandfloegga" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-13.


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