Kjelkehøene
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Kjelkehøene
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Kjelkehøene
Kjelkehøene (Norway)
Highest point
Elevation1,605 m (5,266 ft)[1]
Prominence6 m (20 ft)[1]
Parent peakGråhø[1]
Isolation0.283 km (0.176 mi)[1]
Coordinates62°08′06″N 8°07′00″E / 62.1351°N 8.11664°E / 62.1351; 8.11664[2]
Geography
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Parent rangeReinheimen

Kjelkehøene is a mountain in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,605-metre (5,266 ft) tall mountain lies within Reinheimen National Park, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of the village of Lesjaskog. It is the 792nd highest mountain in the country of mountains with primary factor of at least 50 meters.

Kjelkehøene consists of two peaks, North and South Kjelkehøene.The higher of the two is Southern Kjelkehøene (1692m),[3] while Northern Kjelkehøene has a height of 1654 meters above sea level.[4]

The mountain is surrounded by several other mountains including Digerkampen which is about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) to the west, Skarvehøi which is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the northeast, Digervarden which is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the east-southeast, Grønhøi and Buakollen which are about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the southeast, Holhøi which is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south, and Løyfthøene and Gråhø which are about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southwest.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kjelkehøene". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. "Kjelkehøene, Lesja" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  3. "Søre Kjelkehøene (1692 m) • Peakbook". peakbook.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  4. "Nordre Kjelkehøene (1650 m) • Peakbook". peakbook.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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