Russvatnet, Jotunheimen

#85 among attractions in Jotunheimen

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Russvatnet is a lake in Jotunheimen, Norway, and also within Jotunheimen National Park. It lies between the mountains Surtningssue and Besshø. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.78 mi²Elevation: 4659 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 61°32'57"N, 8°42'3"E

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Jotunheimen Norway

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Russvatnet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bessheim, Memurubu, Gjende, Raudhamran.

5.6 miSE
Hiking, Alpine hut, Motel
Bessheim
142 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Norway's majestic mountain landscape, Bessheim Mountain Lodge and Cabins serves as a gateway to the alpine adventures that beckon the outdoor enthusiast. With its roots stretching back to 1890, this traditional alpine hut has been a welcoming...
4.7 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Memurubu, Jotunheimen
119 min walk • Memurubu is a tourist hut in Norway, at the end or start of the famous Besseggen hiking trail. Memurubu is originally an old mountain pasture dating back to 1872, but has had tourists just as long.
5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gjende, Jotunheimen
128 min walk • Gjende is a lake in the Jotunheimen mountains in Norway's Jotunheimen National Park. The proglacial lake shows typical characteristics of glacial formation, being long and narrow, with steep walls—18 km in length and only 1.5 km in width at the broadest point.
5.4 miSW
Mountain
Raudhamran, Jotunheimen
137 min walk • Raudhamran is a mountain in Lom, in Jotunheimen National Park, Innlandet, in southern Norway.
5.5 miNW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Glitterheim, Jotunheimen
142 min walk • Glitterheim is a mountain cabin in the valley of Veodalen in Jotunheimen, Norway. It is owned by the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association. The cabin lies 1,384 meters above sea level, at the foot of the mountain Glittertind. It was designed by architect Hjalmar Welhaven, and built in 1901.
4.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Surtningssue, Jotunheimen
111 min walk • Surtningssue is the seventh-highest mountain in Norway. It lies in Jotunheimen, on the border between the municipalities Lom and Vågå. Surtningssue has several distinct peaks, of which Store Surtningssue is the highest. Surtningssue is most easily reached from the cabin Memurubu, along the northern shore of Gjendin.
5.3 miSE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Gjendesheim
135 min walk • Gjendesheim Turisthytte has been a staffed lodge with Norwegian Mountain Touring Association Oslo og Omegn as proprietor since 1878, and is located in the heart of the Norwegian mountains.
2.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Besshø, Jotunheimen
57 min walk • Besshø, is a mountain in Vågå in Innlandet county, Norway, and is part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. It lies right above Bessvatnet, along the Besseggen hiking trail.
4.3 miN
Mountain
Nautgardsoksli, Jotunheimen
110 min walk • Nautgardsoksli is a mountain of Innlandet in southern Norway.
3.8 miNW
Mountain
Styggehøi, Jotunheimen
97 min walk • Styggehøi is a mountain of Oppland, in southern Norway.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bessvatnet, Jotunheimen
73 min walk • Bessvatnet is a lake in Vågå, Innlandet, Norway. Bessvatnet is known to everyone that has hiked Besseggen, as one passes its southern end, while looking down on the green lake Gjende.