Hallingskarvet
| Hallingskarvet | ||
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 The Hallingskarvet massif from the south |
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| Highest peak | Folars card grooves ( 1933 moh. ) | |
| part of | Scandinavian mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 36 ′ N , 7 ° 50 ′ E | |
The Hallingskarvet is an approximately 35 km long mountain ridge in southern Norway . The ridge located east of Hardangerjøkulen -Gletschers and north of the Hardangervidda -Hochebene, roughly between the villages of Geilo and Finse . The highest point is the Folarskardnuten with 1933 moh. , which is also the highest point in the former Buskerud province . In the upper area, the massif is shaped like a plateau .
To the north of the ridge is the Strandavatnet reservoir. The Bergen Railway runs south of Hallingskarvet and has at Finse , not far west of Hallingskarvet, with 1222 moh. their highest station. The Hallingskarvet massif has been part of the Hallingskarvet National Park since 2006 .
The ridge is still glaciated and has numerous snow fields even in summer . In addition, apart from a few mosses , lichens and grasses, it is almost completely devoid of vegetation.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Bernhard Pollmann: Norway South . 1st edition. Bergverlag Rother, Oberhaching 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-4002-6 , p. 159 ( Prestholtskarvet, 1859m in the Google book search).