Ljosåbelgen

Ljosåbelgen
Sukkertoppen / Hammaren
Interactive map of the mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,948 m (6,391 ft)[2][3]
Prominence209 m (686 ft)[2][3]
Parent peakTrolltinden
Isolation1.6 km (0.99 mi)[2]
Coordinates61°53′27″N 9°41′59″E / 61.89093°N 9.69985°E / 61.89093; 9.69985[1]
Geography
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Parent rangeRondane
Topo map1718 I Rondane

Ljosåbelgen[4] is a mountain in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,948-metre (6,391 ft) tall mountain is located in the Rondane mountains within Rondane National Park. The mountain sits about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the town of Otta. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Sagtindan and Indre Bråkdalshøe to the northwest, Bråkdalsbelgen to the west, Smiukampen to the southwest, Hoggbeitet and Steet to the northeast, and Trolltinden to the north.[2]

Name

According to the Norwegian Mapping Authority, the mountain is officially named Ljosåbelgen. There are also two other officially accepted names that are allowed for use, but they are not the main official name. The other names are Hammaren and Sukkertoppen. Hammaren is an old name for the mountain which is actually a short form of Smedhaammaaren or Smiuhammaren. Those names are not officially used anymore.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ljosåbelgen, Sel" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ljosåbelgen". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Ljosåbelgen (1948 m)". Peakbook.
  4. ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 10 August 2025.