Galdhøpiggen [SEP] continent
Galdhøpiggen
Galdhøpiggen is the tallest mountain in Norway, Scandinavia and Northern Europe, at 2,469 m (8,100 ft) above sea level. It is in the municipality of Lom (in Oppland), in the Jotunheimen mountain area.
Etymology.
"Galdhøpiggen" () means "the peak/spike ("piggen") of the mountain Galdhø." The first element in the name of the mountain is "gald" (m.) "steep mountain road", the last element is "hø"
Vesle Galdhøpiggen
Vesle Galdhøpiggen (or Veslepiggen) is a mountain summit close to Galdhøpiggen in Lom, Norway. It is the sixth highest mountain in Norway.
It lies approximately 600 m north-northwest of Galdhøpiggen.
The name.
The word "vesle" means 'small, little' - thus 'the little Galdhøpiggen'.